Travels in Nubia by John Lewis Burckhardt

Travels in Nubia

John Lewis Burckhardt

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John Lewis Burckhardt (1784 1817) was a Swiss explorer who is best remembered for his rediscovery of the ancient city of Petra in modern Jordan. In 1809 he was commissioned by the African Association to discover the source of the River Niger. Posi...

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