Cyril Crossland
Desert and Water Gardens of the Red Sea
Desert and Water Gardens of the Red Sea
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A richly illustrated journey along Sudan’s Red Sea coast—through Port Sudan, Suakin, the Red Sea Hills and the coral gardens offshore.
Marine biologist Cyril Crossland combines observation, travel writing and natural history in this unusual 1913 account. He describes coastal communities and seafaring, then turns beneath the waterline to explain coral animals, reef formation and the remarkable barrier systems he surveyed.
This Nile Book Store edition is a clean, reflowable EPUB with a working nine-chapter table of contents and 110 original photographs, drawings, diagrams and maps. Printed page-number artifacts have been removed for smoother reading. The product gallery includes genuine interior previews.
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It is my fortune to know intimately a portion of the Red Sea coast, that between 18° N. and 22° N. on the western side. This must be one of the least known coastlines of the world.
Perhaps the fact that this country, though so near to Europe, is only artificially made habitable at all, may add interest to my account; but besides the description of things and peoples more or less unique and peculiar to this country, I have aimed at giving information of general interest.
In treating of the coral reefs I describe features of the barrier system which may be unique in the world, but I have combined with the description of this special point a general account of coral animals and the reefs which they build.
Historical note: First published in 1913, the book reflects a British colonial-era viewpoint and contains period terminology and attitudes. It is presented unabridged as a historical work.
Public-domain text and illustrations. Source edition: Cambridge University Press, 1913; digitized source verified through Project Gutenberg. This restored digital edition was prepared by Nile Book Store.
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