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Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 3
Jules Verne · translated by N. D'anvers
This work explores the journeys and discoveries of various explorers from the 19th century, providing insights into their adventures and the geographical knowledge gained through their travels.
"Travels and Travellers, Part 3" by Jules Verne is a historical account. This work explores the journeys and discoveries of various explorers from the 19th century, providing insights into their adventures and the geographical knowledge gained through their travels.
This edition is the English translation by N. D'anvers.
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He had also collected much valuable information respecting the nature of the waters of the Dead Sea, refuted many false notions, corrected mistakes upon the most carefully constructed maps, identified several sites of the ancient Peræa, and established the existence of numberless ruins, which bore witness to the prosperity of all this region under the sway of the Roman Empire. Upon the 25th of June, 1806, Seetzen left Jerusalem, and returned to St. Jean d'Acre by sea.
In an article in the Revùe Germanique for 1858, M. Vinen speaks of his expedition as a veritable journey of discovery. Seetzen, however, was unwilling to leave his discoveries incomplete. Ten months later, he again visited the Dead Sea, and added largely to his observations. From thence he proceeded to Cairo, where he remained for two years, and bought a large portion of the oriental manuscripts which now enrich the library of Gotha. He collected many facts about the interior of the country, choosing instinctively those only which could be amply substantiated.
Contents
- 01Jerusalem
- 02Map of Egypt, Nubia, and part of Arabia
- 03Portrait of Burckhardt
- 04"Here is thy grave"
- 05Merchant of Jeddah
- 06Shores and boats of the Red Sea
- 07Map of English India and part of Persia
- 08Bridge of rope
- 09"They were seated according to age"
- 10Beluchistan warriors
- 11"A troop of bayadères came in"
- 12Afghan costumes
- 13Persian costumes
- 14"Two soldiers held me"
- 15"Fifteen Ossetes accompanied me"
- 16"He beheld the Missouri"
- 17Warrior of Java
- 18Chapter II.
- 19I.
- 20A kafila of slaves
- 21Member of the body-guard of the Sheikh of Bornou
- 22Reception of the Mission
- 23Lancer of the army of the Sultan of Begharmi
- 24Map of Denham and Clapperton's journey
- 25Portrait of Clapperton
- 26II.
- 27"The caravan met a messenger"
- 28"Travelling at a slow pace"
- 29View on the banks of the Congo
- 30Ashantee warrior
- 31Réné Caillié
- 32"He decamped with all his followers"
- 33Caillié crossing the Tankisso
- 34View of part of Timbuctoo
- 35Map of Réné Caillié's journey
- 36"Laing saw Mount Loma"
- 37Lower Course of the Niger (after Lander)
- 38Mount Kesa
- 39"They were all but upset"
- 40Square stool belonging to the King of Bornou
- 41Map of the Lower Course of the Djoliba, Kouara, Quoora, or Niger (after Lander)
- 42"It was hollowed out of a single tree-trunk"
- 43View of a Merawe temple
- 44The Second Cataract of the Nile
- 45Temple of Jupiter Ammon
- 46Chapter III.
- 47"Villages picturesquely perched"
- 48Map of the Missouri
- 49Circassians
- 50"Excelling in lassoing the wild mustangs"
- 51Map of the Sources of the Mississippi, 1834
- 52View of the Pyramid of Xochicalco
- 53Second Part.
- 54Chapter I.
- 55New Zealanders
- 56Coast of Japan
- 57Typical Ainos
- 58"In the twinkling of an eye the canoes were empty"
- 59Interior of a house at Radak
- 60View of Otaheite
About this edition
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Translator
- N. D'anvers
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Advanced: for close, demanding reading
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 573 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers