Index:Africa by Élisée Reclus, Volume 1.djvu

Title	Africa by Élisée Reclus/Volume 1
Author	Élisée Reclus
Translator	A. H. Keane
Year	1892
Publisher	D Appleton and Sons
Location	New York, New York
Source	djvu
Progress	To be proofread
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Volumes	Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Images Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4

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CONTENTS.

chap.			page
I.	General Survey		1
II.	The Nile Basin.		31
		The River, p. 31. Lake Victoria Nyanza, p. 35. The Somerset Nile, p. 37. Lake Albert Nyanza, p. 39. The White Nile, p. 40. The Blue Nile, p. 47. The Atbara River, p. 50. The Nubian Nile, p. 62. The Lower Nile, p. 57. The Fayum Depression, p. 60. Periodical Rising of the Nile, p. 69.
III.	Region of the Great Lakes		74
		Climate, Flora, Fauna, p. 75. Inhabitants, p. 76. The Ruanda Country, p. 82. The Empire of U-Ganda, p. 82. Religion, Trade, Administration, p. 86. Topography, p. 88. The Kavirondo and Nanda Countries, p. 88. The U-Nyoro Territory, p. 91.
IV.	Region of the Upper Nile Tributaries.		95
		Inhabitants, p. 97. The Latuka Country, p. 102. Topography, p. 112.
V.	Sobat And Yal Basins		116
		The Gambil and Koma Tribes, p. 116. The Shilluks, p. 119. Topography, p: 122.
VI.	Abyssinia (Ethiopia)		123
		Relief of the Land, Population, p. 123. Historic Retrospect, p. 124. Exploration, p. 126. The Abyssinian Plateau, p. 128. The Kwallas and River Gorges, p. 128. Orographic System, p. 131. The Northern Highlands, p. 131. Hamassen and Simen Uplands, p. 133. The Eastern Border Range, p. 136. Central and Western Highlands, p. 136. The Abyssinian Seaboard, p. 137. Lake Alalbed, p. 137. Climate, p. 139. Flora, p. 142. Fauns, p. 144. Inbabitants, p. 145. Agriculture, p. 164. Arts and Industries, p. 154. Religion and Education, p. 106. Government, p. 169. Topography, p. 161. Gondar, p. 161. Debra-Tabor, p. 163. Magdala, p. 168. Adua, p. 171. Aksum, p. 172. Massawah, p. 178. Dahlak Islands, p. 180. Administrative Divisions, p. 183.
VII.	Shoa, Danakil, and North Galla States		184
VIII.	Upper Nubia		216
		Physical and Political Features, p. 217. Gumu, Berta, and Lega Highlands, p. 218. Climate, Flora, Fauna, p. 220. Inhabitants, p. 222. The Funj Race, p. 227. The Kunama and Barea p. 229. The Bejas, p. 234. Topography, p. 239. Senar, p. 241. Khartum, p. 244. Naga, Meroë, p. 246. Kassala, p. 249. Berber, p. 262.
IX.	Kordofân		257
		263. Social Usages, p. 267. Topography: El-Obeïd, p. 266.
X.	Dar-Fôr		271
		Progress of Discovery, p. 272. Physical Features, p. 272. Hydrographic System, p. 274. Flora, p. 275. Fauna, p. 276. Inhabitants, p. 276. Commercial Relations, p. 278. Topography : El-Fasher, p. 279.
XI.	Nubia.		281
		The Nubian Coast Range, p. 282. The Nubian Gold Mines, p. 283. The Central Highlands, p. 284. Geological Formations, p. 286. The Bayuda Steppe, p. 287. Climate, p. 289. Flora, p. 290. Fauna, p. 291. Inhabitants, p. 292. The Bisharin, p. 295. Topography, p. 297. Dongola, p. 299. Wady-Halfa, p. 309. Korosko, Ibsambul, p. 309.
XII.	Egypt		307
		Historic Retrospect, p. 307. Chronology, p. 308. Social Condition of the Ancient Egyptians, p. 309. Present Condition, p. 310. Geographical Exploration, p. 312. Extent and Population, p. 313. The Arabian Range, p. 314. Geology, p. 317. The Libyan Plateau, p. 319. The Petrified Forests, p. 321. The Western Oases, p. 322. The Natron Lakes, p. 326. The Libyan Desert, p. 329. Climate, p. 331. Rainfall, p. 333. Climatic Changes, p. 334. Flora, p. 336. Fauna, p. 338. Inhabitants, p. 341. The Copts, p. 341. The Fellahin, p 344. The Arabs of Egypt, p. 346. The Levantines, p. 350. Religion, p. 353. Social Usages, p. 355. Slavery, p. 356. Land Tenure, p. 357. Irrigation, p. 359. The Corvée, p. 361. Conservatism and Progress, p. 362. The Suez Canal, p. 363. Topography, p. 373. Philæ, p. 373. Edfu, p. 377. Thebes, Luxor, Karnak, p. 379. Denderah, p. 387. Thinis, p. 388. The Great and Little Oaseb, p. 391. Meidun, Saqqarah, p. 398. Memphis, p. 400. The Great Pyramids, p. 401. Cairo, p. 405. Barrage of the Nile, p. 413. Srez, p. 415. Tell-el-Kebir, Pithom, p. 417. Port Said, p. 419. Damietta, p. 423. Rosetta, p. 426. Abukir, p. 427. Alexandria, p. 428. Naucratis, p. 435. Agriculture, p. 436. Irrigation, p. 438. Industries, p. 439. Trade, Railways, Telegraphs, p. 440. Government, p. 442. Prospects, p. 444. Administrative Divisions, p. 446.
Appendix I.	Statistical Tables		447
"⁠II.	Ethnology of North-East Africa		459
"⁠III.	Egyptian Chronology		474
	Index		489