John MacGregor (sportsman)
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John MacGregor, nicknamed Rob Roy after a renowned relative, was an English explorer, travel writer and philanthropist. He is generally credited with the development of the first sailing canoes and wi
John MacGregor in his Rob Roy canoe captured during his exploration of the upper reaches of the River Jordan. Drawn by MacGregor himself.
Al-Salihiyya, Palestine
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Al-Salihiyya was a Palestinian Arab village populated by people traditionally associated with the Ghawarna, a generic exonym denoting inhabitants of the drainage plains of the Hula Valley. It was depo
John MacGregor (sportsman)
…as well as parts of the River Jordan and Kishon River. Whilst exploring the water courses above Lake Hula he was taken prisoner by villagers from Al-Salihiyya who lifted both him and the Rob Roy canoe out of the river whilst he kept them at bay with his paddle. He was responsible for the first scientific…
Al-Salihiyya c. 1936. Woman weaving papyrus mat.
Example of a papyrus reed house in the Hula valley. c. 1910.
Hula Bedouin 1935
Al-Salihiyya, 1944 (bottom right quadrant).