THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS,

6274

PRINTED BY J. CHRISTIE, 17, ROSS-LANE.

1815.

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Chap: VII. They arrive at Jerusalem. A description of the

church of the Holy Sepulchre on mount Calvary, and a

circumstantial account of the ceremonies used there on

Good-Friday. The celebration of Easter, and Mr.

Maundrell's visit to the sepulchre of the kings....

Chap. VIII. Mr. Maundrell's journey to the river Jordan

and the Dead Sea, with a description of both.........

Chap. IX. They visit Bethlehem and the places adjacent.

A description of king Solomon's pools, and of many

real or imaginary sacred antiquities ...

Chap. X. Their journey to the convent of St. John in the

wilderness. They see many remarkable places there. A

very particular account of the holy fire at Jerusalem,

and of some extraordinary practices of the priests and

monks....

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Chap. XI. An account of the remarkable places in Jerusalem

and its neighbourhood.......

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Chap. XII. Their departure from Jerusalem and journey

to Nazareth. A description of that village and mount

Tabor. An account of their journey to Damascus .... 78

Chap. XIII. A description of the city of Damascus, and the

adjacent country, as it appears from the top of a high

rock. The cavalcade of the Hadgees setting out on a

pilgrimage to Mecca, and an account of several places.

round Damascus

Chap. XIV. They travel to Balbec, the Heliopolis of the

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ancients. A description of that city and its magnificent

ruins. They encamp amidst the snows of mount Libanus,

and afterwards arrive at Tripoly. A description of the

Turkish punishment called impaling. Mr. Maundrell

again visits mount Libanus, in order to see the cedars

and remarkable convent of Canobine; then goes back

to Tripoly, leaves that city, and returns to Aleppo.... 94

THE TRAVELS OF THOMAS SHAW, D. D. INTO SYRIA

AND THE HOLY LAND.

Chap. I. A. description of Latikea, anciently the city of

Laodicea, and the stone coffins in its neighbourhood,

with other antiquities. Geographical observations re-

lating to Syria, Phenicia, and the Holy Land

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