ASCENT OF MOUNT TABOR.--AROUND AND ON THE SEA OF GALILEE. 385
FROM GALILEE TO DAMASCUS.--A RIDE THROUGH DAN AND BANIAS. 399
DAMASCUS TO BEYROOT.--THE RUINS OF BAALBEC.--FAREWELL. 425
A Scene in Egypt. _Frontispiece._ Coast of the Red Sea. 13 View in Jeddah, on the Red Sea. 17 Captain Burton in Native Dress. 19 Encampment of Pilgrims at Mount Arafat, near Mecca. 20 View of Medina (from a Drawing by a Native Artist). 21 Scene near Suez. 22 Travelling in the Sinai Desert. 23 A Shop in Suez. 25 The Northern End of the Gulf of Suez. 26 "Ayoon Moosa"--the Wells of Moses. 28 Preaching in a Mosque. 29 A Landing-place on the Fresh-water Canal. 31 Oriental Ships of Ancient Times. 32 Ferdinand De Lesseps. 34 Suez Canal and Eastern Egypt. 35 Night Scene on Lake Menzaleh. 37 Camel and Young. 38 Desert Scene in Eastern Egypt. 40 The Modern Shadoof. 41 An Ancient Shadoof. 42 A Sakkieh, or Water-wheel. 42 A Ploughman at Work. 43 An Ancient Plough. 44 An Egyptian Thrashing-machine. 45 Ancient Process of Treading out the Corn. 45 Egyptian Lentils. 46 The Pyramids. 47 A Question of Backsheesh. 48 A Street in Cairo. 50 A Projecting Window. 51 A Caliph of Egypt on his Throne. 53 Part of Old Cairo. 54 A Peddler of Jewellery. 56 A Lady in Street Dress. 57 A Woman Carrying Water. 57 The Fountain of a Mosque. 58 A Beggar at the Way-side. 59 A Man Carrying his Keys. 60 An Oriental Band of Music. 61 The Nay (Flute) and Case. 62 Ancient Egyptian Playing the Nay. 62 The Tamboora. 63 A Darabookah. 63 Coffee-pot and Cups. 64 Oriental Shopkeeper Examining his Books. 65 Interior of a Caravansary. 66 Gate-way of a Caravansary. 67 A Street in a Bazaar at Cairo. 68 Shopping Scene in the Hamzowee. 70 Eastern Necklaces. 71 Weighing Gold in the Jewellers' Bazaar. 71 Kitchen Utensils. 73 Basin and Ewer. 74 Bottle for Rose-water. 75 Oriental Guns. 75 Bab-el-Nasr. 76 Street Scene near the Bab-el-Nasr. 77 The Mosque of Tooloon. 78 Mihrab, Pulpit, and Candlestick in a Mosque. 79 A Begging Dervish. 81 A Whirling Dervish. 82 Performance of the Whirling Dervishes. 83 A Whirler in full Action. 84 Arabic Writing, with Impression of a Seal. 85 Scene in a Primary School. 86 Instruction at Home. 87 Entrance to the El-Azhar. 88 Professors of the El-Azhar. 89 The Citadel, Cairo, with Mosque of Mohammed Ali. 90 View from the Citadel, Cairo. 92 The Tombs of the Caliphs. 94 The Tomb of Keit Bey. 95 The Ferry at Old Cairo. 96 The Dress of an Egyptian King. Form of Crown and Aprons. 98 Menes. 99 Rameses II., from an Inscription. 99 Meneptah, the supposed Pharaoh of the Exodus. 100 The Name of Egypt in Hieroglyphics. 101 Ptolemy in Hieroglyphics. 101 The Rosetta Stone, with Specimen Lines from the Inscription. 102 Specimens of the Three Forms of Writing Used by the Egyptians. 102 Dedication of the Pylon of a Temple. 103 Egyptian Sculptors at Work. 104 Wooden Statue Found at Sakkara. 105 Wooden Dolls. 106 Children's Toys. 107 Positions in Playing Ball. 107 Balls of Leather and Porcelain. 108 Playing Ball Mounted. 108 Playing Checkers. 109 Sand-bag Exercise. 109 A Bull-fight. 110 Goddesses of Truth and Justice. 110 The Name of Apis, an Egyptian God, in Hieroglyphics. 111 King and Queen Offering to the Gods. 111 Different Forms of Mummy Cases. 112 Transporting a Mummy on a Sledge. 112 Goddess of Truth, with her Eyes Closed. 113 Lady's Head-dress on a Mummy Case. 113 Rings, Bracelets, and Scarabæi. 114 Stone Scarabæus with Wings. 114 Jeweller with Blow-pipe. 115 Egyptian Goldsmiths (from a Painting at Thebes). 115 Golden Baskets (from the Tomb of Rameses III.). 116 Dresses of Women of Ancient Egypt. 116 Camels and their Burdens. 117 Old Mode of Transport on the Nile. 118 Near View of the Pyramids. 119 The Battle of the Pyramids.--"Forty centuries look down on you". 121 Egyptian Captives Employed at Hard Labor. 122 Removing Stone from the Quarries. 123 Cutting and Squaring Blocks of Stone. 124 Section of the Great Pyramid. 125 The Sphinx. 126 The Sphinx by Moonlight. 127 Egyptian Captives Making Bricks. 128 Ploughing and Sowing. 129 Taking it Easy. 129 A Hunting Scene. 130 Bronze Figure of Apis. 131 Huntsman with Dogs and Game. 131 An Arched Tomb at Sakkara. 132 Central Room of the Bath. 134 The Man who didn't Like it. 135 The Barber. 137 The Bath among the Ancient Egyptians. 138 A Khatibeh, or Marriage-broker. 140 Preparing for the Wedding. 141 A Marriage Procession at Night. 142 Unveiling the Bride. 143 Blind Musicians among the Ancient Egyptians. 144 View on the Nile near Cairo. 145 Ancient Boat on the Nile. 146 A Village on the Bank of the River. 148 General View of an Eastern City. 149 A Plague of Flies. 151 A Kangia. 151 The Captain. 152 A Gourd Raft. 154 The Raft seen from Below. 154 View on a Sugar Plantation. 156 Interior of a Sugar-mill.