BOOK I.

THE AUTHOR’S JOURNEY AND VOYAGE FROM SIDON TILL HIS ARRIVAL AT MASUAH.

CHAP. I.

_The Author sails from Sidon--Touches at Cyprus--Arrives at Alexandria--Sets out for Rosetto--Embarks on the Nile, and arrives at Cairo_, 1

CHAP. II.

_Author’s Reception at Cairo--Procures Letters from the Bey and the Greek Patriarch--Visits the Pyramids--Observations on their Construction_, 24

CHAP. III.

_Leaves Cairo--Embarks on the Nile for Upper Egypt--Visits Metrahenny and Mohannan--Reasons for supposing this the Situation of Memphis_, 43

CHAP. IV.

_Leaves Metrahenny--Comes to the Island Halouon--False Pyramid--These Buildings end--Sugar Canes--Ruins of Antinopolis--Reception there_, 69

CHAP. V.

_Voyage to Upper Egypt continued--Ashmounein, Ruins there--Gawe Kibeer Ruins--Mr Norden mistaken--Achmim--Convent of Catholics--Denaera--Magnificent Ruins--Adventure with a Saint there_, 91

CHAP VI.

_Arrives at Furshout--Adventure of Friar Christopher--Visits Thebes--Luxor and Carnac--Large Ruins at Edfu and Esné--Proceeds on his Voyage_, 114.

CHAP. VII.

_Arrives at Syene--Goes to see the Cataract--Remarkable Tombs--The Situation of Syene--The Aga proposes a visit to Deir and Ibrim--The Author returns to Kenné_, 150

CHAP. VIII.

_The Author sets out from Kenné--Crosses the Desert of the Thebaid--Visits the Marble Mountains--Arrives at Cosseir on the Red Sea--Transactions there_, 169

CHAP. IX.

_Voyage to Jibbel Zumrud--Returns to Cosseir--Sails from Cosseir--Jassateen Islands--Arrives at Tor_, 204

CHAP. X.

_Sails from Tor--Passes the Elanitic Gulf--Sees Raddua--Arrives at Yambo--Incidents there--Arrives at Jidda_, 239

CHAP. XI.

_Occurrences at Jidda--Visit of the Vizir--Alarm of the Factory--Great Civility of the English trading from India--Polygamy--Opinion of Dr Arbuthnot ill-founded--Contrary to Reason and Experience--Leaves Jidda_, 265

CHAP. XII.

_Sails from Jidda--Konsodah--Ras Heli, Boundary of Arabia Felix--Arrives at Loheia--Proceeds to the Straits of the Indian Ocean--Arrives there--Returns by Azab to Loheia_, 294

CHAP. XIII.

_Sails for Masuah--Passes a Volcano--Comes to Dahalac--Troubled with a Ghost--Arrives at Masuah_, 327