accounts of several travellers who shortly before and after Joliffe visited Palestine, introduced at the proper places; so that the reader has here at one view the most important information of the latest times upon this interesting country, and can conveniently compare the seve ral accounts. "Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c, during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. By Sir Robert Ker Porter. With numerous engravings of Portraits, Costumes, Antiquities," &c. In two volumes, London, 1821 and 1822, in two volumes, large quarto; a work which is highly important to the Antiquarian in reference to the knowledge of countries and men, and which has peculiar value on account of exact designs of ancient monuments made by the author himself. "Voyage dans le Levant en 1817 et 1818, par Mr. le Comte de Forbin," Paris, 1819, in folio, with 78 engravings by the most distinguished living French artists, and numerous plans. The work has more value as a specimen of art than of Science. A reprint of the text in one octavo volume, together with a plan of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, appeared likewise in 1819. "Travels in the region between Alexandria and Paraetonium, the Libyan Desert, Siwa Egypt, Palestine and Syria, in the years 1820 and 1821, by Dr. John Martin Augustin Scholz, Professor of Theology at the University of Bonn." Leipsick, 1822, 8vo. This account given by a learned German Theologian of his travels in countries rendered familiar to him by his studies, derives from the person of its author a peculiar interest, which is increased by the present work, containing as it does the latest information respecting the countries mentioned in the title. 'The following Collections contain information extracted from Books of Travels, for the elucidation of the Bible, and Biblical Archaeology: "Biblical Illustrations from Oriental and other Travels, by Frederick Matthew Luft," Nuremberg, 1735, 8vo.-"Illustrations of holy writ, from Oriental Travels, compiled by Balthazar Lewis Estuche, Instructer of the High School, and preacher to the Reformed congregation at Rinteln:" Lemgo, 1745-1755; twenty-five essays in two volumes octavo.-" Authentic accounts of the Agriculture of the East, for the illustration of certain passages of Scripture, collected out of travels in the East. with a preface by Chancellor Von Mosheim, edited by Herman Christian Paulsen, Preacher in Crempe;" Helmstädt, 1748, in quarto. "the Government of the East according to the exhibitions of travels in the East, for the illustration of certain passages of Scripture, compiled by Herm. Christian Paulsen. First Part," (the second was never published), 1755, in quarto. "Observations on di vers passages of Scripture, placing many of them in a light altogether new; ascertaining the meaning of several not determinable by the methods commonly made use of by the learned; proposing to consideration probable conjectures on others, different from what have been hitherto recommended to the attention of the curious, and more amply illustrating the rest than has yet been done by means of circumstances incidentally mentioned in books of Voyages and Travels in the East," London, 1764, in one volume octavo. A second edition appeared at London, 1776, in two octavo volumes, in addition to which a third and fourth volume were published in 1787. The first edition of this work, which is by Thomas Harmer, Dissenting Preacher at Watesfield, appeared in German, with the title: "Beobachtungen über den Orient aus Reisebeschreibungen, zur Aufklärung der heiligen Schrift. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Joh. Ernst Faber," Hamburg, 1772 and 1775, in two volumes octavo. The Supplements to the second edition (translated by Wolfg. Panzer) formed a third volume Hamb. 1779.-" Oriental Customs: or an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures by an explanatory application of the customs and manners of the eastern nations, and especially of the Jews therein alluded to. Collected from the most celebrated travellers and most eminent critics. By the Rev. Sam. Burder, A. M. etc. Chaplain to his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, London, 1802, in one vol. oct. The fifth edition, considerably enlarged, was published in two vols. oct. in 1816. It was translated into German, together with Ward's Illustrations of the Scriptures, from the manners and customs of the Hindoos, by C. F. K. Rosenmüller, Leipsick, 181820, in six vols. octavo. |