Wanderings In North Africa

Download or read book Wanderings In North Africa written by James Hamilton and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cyrenaica presents a succession of hills and table-lands, bounded on the east by the barren plains of Marmarica; to the south it is separated from the Great Desert of Libya by the hills of Hercules and the Velpa Mountains; on the north and west it is washed by the Mediterranean. Its insular position amidst water and sands afforded considerable security as well as great facilities for commerce. In contrast with the countries on either hand, it was well watered with frequent rains and perennial springs, so that it seemed an earthly Paradise, well fitted to be the site of the Garden of the Hesperides, or the abode of the Lotos-eaters...FROM THE BOOKS.