An Account of the Empire of Morocco and the Districts of Suse and Tafilelt

ISBN-13: 9780714618203 / Angielski / Twarda / 1968 / 328 str.

James Grey Jackson

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First published in 1814, this is an account Compiled from Miscellaneous Observations Made During a Long Residence in, and Various Journeys Through, These Countries.

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CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHICAL Divisions of the Empire of Marocco CHAPTER II. Rivers, Mountains, and Climate of Marocco CHAPTER III. Description of the different Provinces-their Soil, Culture, and Produce CHAPTER IV. Population of the Empire of Marocco.-Account of its Sea-ports, Cities, and Inland Towns CHAPTER V. Zoology CHAPTER VI. Metallic, Mineral, and Vegetable Productions CHAPTER VII. Description of the Inhabitants of W t:st Barbary-their Dress-Religious Ceremonies and Opinions-their Character-Manners and Customs-Diseases-Funeral:;-Etiquette of the Court-Sources of Revenue CHAPTER VIII. Some Account of a peculiar species of Plague, which depopulated West Barbary in 1799, and 18001 and to the effects of which the Author was an eye-witness CHAPTER IX. Some Observations on the Mohammedan Religion CHAPTER X. Languages of Africa-Variom Dialects of the Arabic Language- Difference between the Berebber and Sheiluh Languages-Specimen of the Maadinga -Comparison of the Shelluh Language with that of Siwah, and also with that of the Canary Islands, and Similitude of Customs CHAPTER XI. General Commerce of Marocco-Annual Exports and Imports of the Port of Mogodor-Importance and Advantages of a Trade with the Empire of Marocco--Cause of its Decline-Present State of our Relations with the Barbary Powers CHAPTER XII. Shipwrecks on the Western Coast of Africa about Wedinoon and SaharaState of the British and other Captives whilst in possession of the Saharawans, or roving Arabs of the Desert-Suggestion of the Author for the Alleviation of their Sufferings-Mode of their Redemption CHAPTER XIII. Commercial Relations of the Empire of Marocco with Timbuctoo, and other Districts of Soudan-Route of the Caravans to and from Soudan--Of the City of Timbuctoo-The productive Gold Mines in its Vicinage-Of the navigable Intercourse between Jinnie and Timbuctoo; and from the latter to Cairo in Egypt: the whole being collected from the most authentic and corroborating testimonies of the Guides of the Caravans, Itinerant Merchants of Soudan, and other creditable sources of Intelligence

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James Grey Jackson