Front matter

Plate I

(Large-size) Fig. 1. Coast of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Sandstone hills shaded, small islands black. Coastline double, the outer line being the edge of the fringing reef. The thin lines enclosing roughly oval or elongated areas at sea are the barrier reefs. Figures on sea represent depths in fathoms.

DESERT AND WATER GARDENS OF THE RED SEA

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Plate III

Fig. 3. A sandstorm seen from among the Barrier Reefs