An account of the empire of Marocco, and the districts of Suse and Tafilelt; compiled from miscellaneous observations made during a long residence in, and various journies through, these countries. To which is added an account of shipwrecks on the western coast of Africa, and an interesting account of Timbuctoo, the great emporium of Central Africa

by James Grey Jackson

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LIST OF PLATES, &c.

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1.	[Map of the Empire of Marocco] to face the title
2.	View of the Atlas as seen from the Terraces at Mogodor	[10]
3.	View of the Plains of Akkurmute and Jibbel Heddid	[46]
4.	View of Mogodor	[47]
5.	View of the Port and Entrance of ditto	[48]
6.	View of the City of Marocco and Atlas Mountains	[57]
7.	Camelion	[99]
8.	Locust	[103]
9.	Buskah	[109]
10.	El Efah	[110]
11.	Euphorbium Plant	[134]
12.	Feshook ditto	[136]
13.	Dibben Feshook	[136]
14.	Map, shewing the track of the Caravans across Sahara	[282]

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CONTENTS.

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[CHAPTER I.]
	Page.
GeographicalDivisions of the Empire of Marocco	1
[CHAPTER II.]
Rivers, Mountains, and Climate ofMarocco	4
[CHAPTER III.]
Description of the different Provinces —their Soil, Culture, and Produce	13
[CHAPTER IV.]
Population of the Empire of Marocco. —Account of its Sea-ports, Cities, and Inland Towns	25
[CHAPTER V.]
Zoology	74
[CHAPTER VI.]
Metallic, Mineral, and VegetableProductions	126
[CHAPTER VII.]
Description of the Inhabitants of WestBarbary — their Dress — Religious Ceremonies and Opinions — theirCharacter — Manners and Customs — Diseases — Funerals — Etiquetteof the Court — Sources of Revenue	140
[CHAPTER VIII.]
Some Account of a peculiar species ofPlague, which depopulated West Barbary in 1799, and 1800, and tothe effects of which the Author was an eye-witness	171
[CHAPTER IX.]
Some Observations on the MohammedanReligion	196
[CHAPTER X.]
Languages of Africa — Various Dialects ofthe Arabic Language — Difference between the Berebber and ShelluhLanguages — Specimen of the Mandinga — Comparison of the Shelluh Language withthat of Siwah, and also with that of the Canary Islands, andSimilitude of Customs	209
[CHAPTER XI.]
General Commerce of Marocco — AnnualExports and Imports of the Port of Mogodor — Importance andAdvantages of a Trade with the Empire of Marocco — Cause of itsDecline — Present State of our Relations with the BarbaryPowers	234
[CHAPTER XII.]
Shipwrecks on the Western Coast of Africaabout Wedinoon and Sahara — State of the British and other Captiveswhilst in possession of the Saharawans, or roving Arabs of theDesert — Suggestion of the Author for the Alleviation of theirSufferings — Mode of their Redemption	269
[CHAPTER XIII.]
Commercial Relations of the Empire ofMarocco with Timbuctoo, and other Districts of Soudan — Route ofthe Caravans to and from Soudan — Of the City of Timbuctoo — Theproductive Gold Mines in its Vicinage — Of the navigableIntercourse between Jinnie and Timbuctoo; and from the latter toCairo in Egypt: the whole being collected from the most authenticand corroborating testimonies of the Guides of the Caravans,Itinerant Merchants of Soudan, and other creditable sources ofIntelligence	282

[APPENDIX]	p. 315
[GLOSSARY]	p. 326

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