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Title: Description de l'univers
Year: 1683 (1680s)
Authors: Mallet, Allain Manesson, 1630?-1706?
Subjects: Geography Géographie
Publisher: Paris, D. Thierry
Contributing Library: University of Ottawa
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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es Coptes qui font Maiftres de cette Eglife ; & lautre eftfameufe par le Martyre de fatnte Catherine. Dans le milieu de la Ville ily a un Turbé ou Chapelle Mahometane, marqué de la lettre H queles Turcs lappellent Scander & foûtiennent quAlexandre le Grand yeft enterré. Leur Alcoran en fait mention, & à caufe de cela les PèlerinsTurcs y viennent en foule. On y confidere aufli les Ruines du magnifique Palais de Cleopatre;&lon admire hors de la Ville la Colonne de Pompée marquée I. dontle fuft eft haut de f\x toifes toute dune pièce & dun granité admira-ble, il ne fe trouve point de fi belle Colonne dans tous lUnivers. Sousle mot de granité on entend parler dune pierre qui nefe peut polir; cequi fait croire quelle eft une de ces pierres que les Anciens avoientle fecret de fondre, à ce que plufieurs croyent. Un des quatre Patriarchats de lEglife Orientale a efté étably àAlexandrie, fon Patriarche refide prefentement au Caire. DE LAFRIQUE FIGURE XXV. «3
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