The journal of Frederick Horneman's travels, from Cairo to Mourzouk, the capital of the kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa, in the years 1797-8

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The journal of Frederick Horneman's travels, from Cairo to Mourzouk, the capital of the kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa, in the years 1797-8

by Friedrich Hornemann

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THE JOURNAL OF FREDERICK HORNEMAN’S TRAVELS, FROM CAIRO TO MOURZOUK, THE CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM OF FEZZAN, IN AFRICA.

0:17
2

INTRODUCTION.

17:30
3

PREFACE TO THE JOURNAL, &c.

14:55
4

CHAPTER I. VOYAGE FROM CAIRO TO AUGILA.

1:04:59
5

CHAPTER II.

34:48
6

CHAPTER III.

23:03
7

APPENDIX. No. I.

38:42
8

POSTSCRIPT.

7:45
9

INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING THE INTERIOR PART OF NORTH AFRICA.

23:32
10

GEOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF MR. HORNEMAN’S ROUTE; AND ADDITIONS TO THE GENERAL GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA. BY MAJOR RENNELL.

1:33:39

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Appendices: I. Observations on F. Horneman's description of the country and antiquities of Siwah; with reference to ancient accounts of the oasis and temple of Ammon. By Sir William Young ... II. Some account of F. Horneman, after his arrival at Mourzouk. III. A memoir, containing various informations respecting the interior of Africa; transmitted from Mourzouk in 1799, by F. Horneman. IV. Geographical illustrations of the travels and information of F. Horneman, with maps; by Major James Rennell ... V. Observations on the language of Siwah; in a letter to the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Ranks; by William Marsden ... IV. List of the members of the society, instituted for the purpose of promoting a discovery of the interior parts of Africa.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (316K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

London: G. and W. Nicol, 1802.

Credits

Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2023-08-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Friedrich Hornemann

1772–1800

An early German explorer, he set out across North Africa at the end of the eighteenth century and vanished on the journey, leaving behind a story of bold travel and unfinished discovery.

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