Retrospect of Domestic Antiquities. —V oyages and Travels. 689 
lated from the Danish. In one volume 
octavo, 
In these islands, twenty-two in num- 
ber (though seventeen only are inhadit- 
ed) Mr. Landt officiated for several 
years. His acquaintance with them seems 
to haye been complete : and his work 
thouch copious, is by no means tedions. 
The Feroe islands occupy im a di- 
rection from north to south,  sixty- 
seven miles, and extend in breath, 
from east to west, forty-five miles. 
They consist ofa group of steep rocks, 
or hills rising from the sea,for the most 
part of a conical form. The highest ofall 
the hills in these islands ts Skeiing,in the 
southern part of Northstromoe. Its 
perpendicular height is 2240 Engtish 
feet, and when the weather is clear the 
whole'of the Feree islands may be seen 
fromit. The stratum of earth, we are 
told, &y which the:rocks of the Feroe 
islands are generally covered, is so 
thin, that it is sumetimes no more 
than eight inches in depth; aed in the 
vallies where the land is arable it never 
exceeds four fect. 
The largest of these islands is Stro. 
moe, of which Thorshayn is the capi- 
tal, the seat of government, and the 
staple of trade: containing about a 
hundred houses, all built of wood. 
To follow Mr. Landt, in our sum- 
mary, through every island, would oc- 
cupy more room than our limits’ will 
allow. Let it suffice to say that he 
gives an exact topographical descrip- 
tion of each; and his account of the 
whole group will not only be found 
indispensible to those who may visit 
these remote regions, but from the 
circumstance of the principal currents 
which run among the istatid being 
detailed will be found valuable to na- 
vigators. The description of the bur- 
ricane at Feroe, is highly interesting: 
and there are many peculiarities in the 
manners, customs, superstitions, and 
employments of fhe inhabitants. Their 
modes of fowling and whale-fishing, 
which form material sources of exis- 
‘ tence, are curious and minutely de- 
tailed. The Feroe Islands present al- 
together a singular spectacle. They 
~are inhabited by an inoffensive race of 
people, unshackled by feudal oppres- 
sions, and in a state of industrious as 
wellas moral improvement. 
- Remarks on several Parts of Tur- 
'« key. Part I. Hgyptiaca, or some 
- © Account of the anlient and modern 
_ © State of Egypt, as obtained in the 
‘dria. 
‘© Years 1801, 1802.” By Weta 
Hamrron, Esg. F. A. S. Accompanied 
with Etchings, from original Drawings 
taken on the spot by the late Charles 
Hayes of the Royal Engineers. | 
The preface, alter airibute of respect 
tothe memory of Major Hayes; con- 
chides with aw intimation that the pres 
seat work is submitted to the public, 
rather as a supplement to the valiable | 
memoirs of Pocock, Norden, Volney, 
Sonnie!, Denon, and Wilson, than asa 
substitute for either of them. a) 
The following are the subjects. of the 
different chapters into which itis dis 
vided. Chap. 1. State of Egypt in the 
autumn-of 1801. Chap. ll. Motives 
and extent of the Author’s Tour in 
Egypt. Chap. lL. State of the Couns 
try above the Cataracts. Chap. IV: 
Antiquities above Es Souan, Parem. 
bole. Chap. V. Antiquities between Es 
Souan and Thebes. Chap. V1. Descrip+ 
lion of Thebes. Chap. Vil. Voyage 
from Thebes to Dendera. Chap. VII, 
Observations on the State of Egypt 
while a Province of the Roman Em- 
pire. Chap. [X. Voyage from Dendera 
to the Northern Frontier of the The- 
-baid, and to Alyi. Chap..X. Voyage 
across the Oxyrynchite Nome tothe 
Bahhr*’ Jousouf. Chap. Xl. Voyage 
from Benisouef to Cairo, Memphis, and 
the Pyramids. Chap. X11. Tour round 
the Uelta from Rosetta to Cairo, thence 
to Damietta, Rahman'e, and Alexan- 
These are followed by an appen- 
dix containing a few notes and a post- 
script. The latier being a transcript and 
translation of the Greek inscription of 
the triancular stone found at Rosetta. 
The sixth chapter, on Thebes, is one 
of the most interesting. Itcloses with 
some valuable observations on the ce- 
lebrated statue of Mersnon. 
On the temple of Dendera, in the 
sevealh chapter, Mr. Hamilfon is more 
mainute than any writer who has gone 
before him. He concludes his account 
with some remarks which we think 
‘judicious, and well worthy the atten- 
tion of those who reter every erection 
inythe interior of Egypt to the ages of 
its mos! remote antiquity. : 
‘ By those antiquaries and travellers, 
Mr. Hannlton observes, who are not in- 
clined to aitribute the construction of 
any of these Egypiian tempies to any 
otier than the uidigenous sovereigns 0 
the country, tae Greck inseripiion 
upon them, wherein either the Empe- . 
furs ef Rowe or the Piclemies are 
cited 
