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INTRODUCTION. vii

maps with which it is illustrated ; to the Rev.
J. Reynolds, Secretary to the Oriental Com­

mittee, for the translation of a valuable manu­
script relative to the religion of Oman; to Lieut.

H. A. Ormsby, I.N., whose intimate acquaint­
ance with Bedowin habits and customs has aided

him considerably in his account of that inte­
resting people; to Captain R. Moresby, the

author of the admirable Charts of the Red Sea
and Coast of Arabia, which have excited the
admiration of many learned societies in Europe;

and to his esteemed and respected friend Ad­
miral Sir Charles Malcolm, to whose personal

regard, as well as to his enthusiastic zeal for the
extension of geographical science, the Author

was indebted for facilities which mainly contri­
buted to the satisfactory issue of his long and

arduous undertaking.
In the map of Oman, the routes of Lieut.

Whitelock are added to his own; he accom­
panied the Author over the greater part of the

province : and, after he left, succeeded in passing
from Sehinas to Sharja. For the drawing of the
Bisharyan Camel, which embellishes this volume,

the Author is indebted to J. Bonomi, Esq.,