A last rush through the sun—We arrive at Dilam on the 223
Persian Gulf—Politics of the Gulf—A journey “in
extremis”—Bashire—The End
APPENDICES.
NOTES ON THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF NORTHERN ARABIA 235
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE RISE AND DECLINE OF WAHHABISM IN 251
ARABIA
MEMORANDUM ON THE EUPHRATES VALLEY RAILWAY, AND ITS 271
KINDRED SCHEMES OF RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE
MEDITERRANEAN AND THE PERSIAN GULF
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. II.
PORTRAIT OF MR. BLUNT (BY MOLONY) _Frontispiece_
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IBN RASHID’S MARES _to face_ 16
HAMÚD IBN RASHID 17
PILGRIMAGE LEAVING HAÏL _to face_ 46
EDIBLE LOCUST 48
RESERVOIR OF ZOBEYDEH _to face_ 80
PERSIAN PILGRIMS IN FRONT OF THE HAJ 100
MESHHED ALI _to face_ 110
ARIEL, AN ÁNAZEH MARE 140
CANORA 161
SHAGRAN 193
GRANITE RANGE OF JEBEL SHAMMAR (EFFECT OF MIRAGE) _to face_ 234
FORTRESS OF AGDE _to face_ 266
ROCK INSCRIPTIONS AND DRAWINGS IN JEBEL SHAMMAR 285