Travels in Arabia 2 Volume Set: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz Which the Mohammedans Regard as Sacred by John Lewis Burckhardt

Travels in Arabia 2 Volume Set: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz Which the Mohammedans Regard as Sacred

John Lewis Burckhardt

944 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

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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. In p...

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