 | Giovanni Battista Belzoni - 1820 - 566 oldal
...wrapped together by four more across, * The boat in which the Egyptians carried their dead to the grave. which formed the deck : no tar, no pitch either inside...moistened, which had settled in the joints of the wood. Having made an agreement with the owner of the boat, who might have been named Old Charon himself,... | |
 | Lucy Sarah Atkins Wilson - 1821 - 292 oldal
...was composed of rough pieces of wood scarcely joined, and fastened by four other Belzom's Travels. pieces, wrapped together by four more across, which...groves disappeared, the lake and the mountains alone remained in sight, and when they reached the shore, the owner of the boat, who accompanied" them as... | |
 | Sarah Atkins - 1824 - 284 oldal
...the shore, till they arrived at a fisherman's hut, situated near the place where the canal discharges itself into the lake. The hut was inhabited by a few...groves disappeared, the lake and the mountains alone remained in sight, and when they reached the shore the owner of the boat, who accompanied them as pilot,... | |
 | Sarah Atkins - 1824 - 280 oldal
...the shore, till they arrived at a fisherman's hut situated near the place where the canal discharges itself into the lake. The hut was inhabited by a few...and groves disappeared, the lake and the mountains alono remained in sight, and when they reached the shore, the owner of the boat, who accompanied them... | |
 | Lucy Sarah Atkins Wilson - 1825 - 282 oldal
...the shore, till they arrived at a fisherman's hut, situated near the place where the canal discharges itself into the lake. The hut was inhabited by a few...Belzoni wished to cross the lake, and he was obliged lo submit to what he could not help. He stepped in, and they advanced towards the west ; as evening... | |
 | Lucy Sarah Atkins Wilson - 1827 - 284 oldal
...itself into the lake. The hut was inhabited by a few poor fishermen, and the guide sent one of tnern for a boat, the only one to be had, but the shabbiest...groves disappeared, the lake and the mountains alone Toi? 717 remained in sight, and when they reached the shore, the owner of the boat, who accompanied... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1829 - 518 oldal
...Charon (the boat in which the Egyptians carried their dead to the grave). The outer shell, or hulk, was composed of rough pieces of wood, scarcely joined,...moistened, which had settled in the joints of the wood." (p. 380.) This vessel bears a great resemblance to the baris of Herodotus, and its seams were in like... | |
 | Giovanni Battista Belzoni - 1835 - 498 oldal
...better compared to oldBaris*, or boat of Charon : it was entirely out of shape. The outer shell or hulk was composed of rough pieces of wood scarcely joined,...moistened, which had settled in the joints of the wood. Having made an agreement with the owner of the boat, * The boat in which the Egyptians carried their... | |
 | Mrs. Lucy Sarah Atkins Wilson - 1843 - 266 oldal
...of CROSSING THE LAKE. 173 which the Pasha receives the profit. The guide sent one of the fishermen for a boat, the only one to be had, but the shabbiest...he was obliged to submit to what he could not help. Having made an agreement with the owner of the boat, who might have passed for old Charon the ferryman... | |
 | Brian Fagan - 2004 - 324 oldal
...he was horrified and fascinated. "It was entirely out of shape," he wrote. "The outer shell or hulk was composed of rough pieces of wood scarcely joined,...moistened, which had settled in the joints of the wood."15 Belzoni was still in search of the Labyrinth, which he was convinced lay across the lake.... | |
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The hut was inhabited by a few poor fishermen, and the guide sent one of them for a boat, the only one to be had, but the shabbiest thing imaginable. It was composed of rough pieces of wood scarcely joined, and fastened by four other pieces, wrapped together... 