Who Was Who
Abd-el-Atti
Abd-el-Atti, our dragoman, is riding ahead on his grey donkey, and I have no difficulty in following his broad back and short legs, even though his donkey should be lost
743 words, written December 24 2004,
in the late morning
Joseph Bokty
(1799-1845), Swedish General Consul in Egypt prior to Inastasi (the engineer appointed by Muhammad ‘Ali as general director of Industry) and then the Prussian consul in Egypt.
27 words, written October 8 2004,
in the afternoon
Yusufian (bey) Boghos
(1775-1844), of Armenian descent, a native of Smyrna and interpreter and private secretary to Muhammad ‘Ali in 1816, who rose to the highest ranks in the State and played an
59 words, written October 8 2004,
in the afternoon
Anachamas
“M. Anachamas is the most considerable merchant of Syout. He corresponds chiefly with Gondar, the capital of Abyssinia where he sends glass-work, linens, worm-wood, and straight cimeters of German
39 words, written October 1 2004,
in the late afternoon
Brymon
“An Englishman, M. Brymon, has lately erected a manufactory for refined sugar, on the pacha’s account; it stands on the banks of the river, half a league from Mellaowy.
69 words, written October 1 2004,
in the late afternoon
Martini
“I had another companion of my voyage, M. Martini, a young Tuscan physician who had been long waiting for a safe opportunity to visit the ruins of Thebes. He
348 words, written October 1 2004,
in the late afternoon
Chevalier de Lascaris
“The Chevalier de Lascaris, whose recent death was not so pungently deplored, and whose life had been a scene of agitation, had followed the fortune of general Bonaparte, after
176 words, written September 7 2004,
in the evening
Gounaud
“On my landing at Old Cairo, I was saluted with a hearty welcome by M. Gounaud, a Lyonnese, and a very ingenious mechanician, who had just been establishing several
46 words, written September 1 2004,
in the evening
Yousef & Riffo
“Drovetti had two agents at Thebes; the one, Yousef, a French Mamelouk, was excavating the western bank of the Nile. Yousef (originally a drummer, and left behind, when very
118 words, written August 8 2004,
in the early evening
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