In the following pages Major Brown, in simple, straightforward language, gives his opinion, and the reader may be sure that he does not talk of what he does not know. Whether his conclusions are correct or not, this account of the Fayûm is an important addition to our knowledge of the subject.
Colin Scott-Moncrieff,
Late Under-Secretary of State, Public Works Ministry, Cairo.
London, September 1st, 1892.
CONTENTS.
| [INTRODUCTION] | 1 |
| [CHAPTERI.] | |
| THE FAYÛM OF TO-DAY | 5 |
| [CHAPTERII.] | |
| ANCIENT TESTIMONY ABOUT LAKE MŒRIS | 19 |
| [CHAPTERIII.] | |
| THEORIES AS TO WHERE AND WHAT LAKE MŒRISWAS | 25 |
| General Remarks, [25] — Linant Theory, [28] — Cope Whitehouse Theory, [40] — Linant’s Objections toTheory Favoured, [48] — W.M. F. Petrie’s Views, [56] | |
| [CHAPTERIV.] | |
| HISTORY OF THE FAYÛM PROVINCE | 61 |
| The Fayûm before Lake Mœris, [61] — The Fayûm as Lake Mœris,[69] — Transformation ofLake Mœris to the Fayûm of To-day, [94] | |
| [CHAPTERV.] | |
| THE FAYÛM IN THE FUTURE, AND POSSIBLEUTILISATION OF THE WADI RAIÂN | 105 |
LIST OF PLATES.