Travel letter no. 25, Series 1
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Title
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Travel letter no. 25, Series 1
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Type
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Text
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letters (correspondence)
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envelopes
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PhysicalObject
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pressed flora
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Creator
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Hazard, Joseph Peace, (1807-1892)
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Description
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In this letter to his sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes about his travels from Istanbul to Egypt, via Israel and Lebanon. Topics include struggling with a bout of illness; the houses and geography of the various cities; a trip to the Dead Sea; a trip to the Grand Cairo market; the pyramids at Giza; and the flora and fauna he observed.
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Language
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English
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Identifier
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MSS_05_3_102_24
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Subject
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travel writing; letters; mountains; ocean; rivers; architecture; architecture, domestic; animals; birds; plants; fruit; flowers; agriculture
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Coverage
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Istanbul
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Turkey
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Tel Aviv-Jaffa
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Israel
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Dead Sea
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Beirut
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Lebanon
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Alexandria
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Egypt
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Cairo
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Giza
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Asia
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Africa
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Date Created
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1858-01-07
