TRAVEL S 



TO DI SCOVE R 



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BOOK VIII. 



THE AUTHOR RETURNS BY SENNAAR THROUGH NUBIA AND 



THE GREAT DESERT ARRIVES AT ALEXANDRIA, AND AFTER 



AT MARSEILLES. 



CHAP. I. 



yotirney from Gondar to Tcherkin. . 



TH E palace of Kofcam is fituated upon the foutli iide 

 of Debra Tzai ; the name fignifies the Mountain of 

 the Sun. The palace coniifls of a fquare tower of three fto-^ 

 reys, with a flat parapet roof, or terrace, and battlements a- 

 bout it. The court of guard, or head-quarters of the garri- 

 fon of Kofcam, is kept here; immediately below this is the 

 principal gate or entrance towards Gondar. It is furround- 



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