A description of the East, and some other countries (1743) (14793166433)

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Title: A description of the East, and some other countries

Year: 1743 (1740s)

Authors: Pococke, Richard, 1704-1765 Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773 Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810

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Publisher: London : Printed for the author, by W. Bowyer : And sold by J. and P. Knapton, W. Innys, W. Meadows, G. Hawkins, S. Birt, T. Longman, C. Hitch, R. Dodsley, J. Nourse, and J. Rivington

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ON SYRIA. 197 found the port, and men carry the goods through the water to theboats, by which they are conveyed to the fliips. The prefent town L is at the eaft part of the old town, and the portis to the weft; they are a confiderable diftance afunder,- the neareft partof the town being near half a mile from the harbour. The chief re-mains of antiquity here are part of two fides of a portico of the Corin-thian order, which probably was built round a temple, the entablatureis very fine. Towards the fouth eaft corner of the town there is a re-markable triumphal arch, which is almoft entire ; a view and plan ofit may be feen in the twenty eighth plate, which fliews the weft andnorth fides of it, to which the other two fides correfpond ; it is builtwith four entrances, like the Forum Jani in Rome : The pediment inthe entablature is very extraordinary, and has not a good cffe& • overthis there is a fort of Attic ftory, the frieze of which is enriched withmilitary ornaments. It is con

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