Wilsons Lantern Journeys Vol 3

Excerpt from Wilson's Lantern Journeys, Vol. 3: A Series of Descriptions of Journeys at Home and Abroad, for Use With Photographic Views, the Stereoscope, and Magic Lantern The two volumes of descriptions which I have already had the pleasure of preparing have met with such favor that I am induced to follow with a third. This time I am enabled to describe the product of my own camera, for during the first half of last year, 1882, I visited Egypt, Palestine, Syria, the Sinai Peninsula, and Arabia Petra. I conducted the largest photographic expedition that was probably ever known. And, as a result, I brought home a series of oriental views, new and unattainable heretofore. And now, since they are ready to do their work, I proceed with the next duty of supplying descriptions for the information and help of those who wish to enjoy and share the pleasures of my wanderings. The work cost many a long, hard, and perilous journey, but it also gave me many happy days, when I wished that everybody might see and know all that I saw and learned. The contents at this date, November, 1883, will include only the descriptions of the last part of the route named above, but I hope, as time permits, to follow with descriptions of the rest, and fill up the volume to its proper size. Meanwhile, I hope what has been written will be found useful and acceptable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

And if one hasn't had the opportunity to visit these places and things, he may, with the aid of the pictures and reference to this book, make pleasant delusory journeys, and enable himself to talk intelligibly with the oldest travelers. This would be too much to say if many kind readers of the preceding series had nut often said it before. The work has cost not only many a long journey through the countries included-happiest of days, which I wish all could share-but many another for facts and figures, through the various sources supplied by authorship, for which I make acknowledgment of my honest obligations, here and now. So much as to the home use of our book, - with the stereoscope, the graphoscope, or the newer instrument, the touroscope. Lecturers and exhibitors, with the now justly popular and improved magic lantern, will find these descriptions of great value in making selections for their courses, and to contain a full supply of things proper to say when the beautiful glass pictures which photography supplies are projected upon the screen, for audiences not only desire to see the views but to hear interesting descriptions thereof. The subjects have been arranged into journeys or tours, In order that the delight in them may be enhanced. They can be changed and re-arranged as much as the mulplication table and I tremblingly leave that work to the indulgent reader.