Egypt : handbook for travellers / edited by K. Baedeker.

Date:
1885-1892
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Egypt : handbook for travellers / edited by K. Baedeker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mahmud Bey, Linant, Lepsius, and Kiepert, together with the English and French Admiralty charts, and the map of the French expedition, so far as still serviceable; while numerous corrections and additions have been specially made on the spot. The plans of the mosques and the sketch of the Tombs of the Khalifs have been contributed by Franz Bey, the architect. It is therefore hoped that the maps and plans will, on the whole, be found the most serviceable that have yet been published for the use of travellers in Egypt. Heights above the sea-level and other measurements are given in English feet, from the latest and most trustworthy English and other sources. The Prices and various items of expenditure mentioned in the Handbook are given in accordance with the Editor’s personal experience, but they are liable to very great fluctu- ation , in accordance with the state of trade, the influx of foreigners, the traveller’s own demeanour, and other circum- stances. In some cases the traveller’s expenditure may be within the rate indicated in the Handbook, but as many un- expected contingencies may arise on so long a journey, an ample pecuniary margin should always be allowed. Hotels, etc., see p. 17. Transliteration. The vowel sounds of Arabic words mentioned in the Handbook are represented by a, e, i, o, and u, as pronounced in Italian (ah, eh, ee, o, and oo). The e used in the Handbook is a contracted form of ei, and is used in preference to it, as it exactly represents the usual pronuncia- tion {viz. that of the a in fate). The diphthong sound of ei is rarely used except in the recitation of the Koran. Arabic words written in accordance with this system will generally be found to correspond with the forms used by German, French, and Italian philologists.