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Subject(s)

• Egypt—History—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Notes

• The first six words of the title is transliterated from the Arabic.
• Parallel Latin and Arabic text.
• A translation by Thomas Hunt of ʻAbd al-laṫ-if's work known as 'Abdollatiphi historiæ Ægypti compendium': "From Dr. Sharpe's prolegomena to [Thomas] Hyde's works, it would seem that the translation was actually completed. It remained unpublished, however" (DNB).
• Thomas Hunt issued in 1746 'Proposals for printing by subscription, Abdollatiphi historiæ Ægypti compendium'.
• Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Indexed in

English Short Title Catalog, T220193.

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Eighteenth century collections online 2

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