The Travels of IBN Batuta: With Notes, Illustrative of the History, Geography, Botany, Antiquities, etc. Occurring Throughout the Work (Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108041973 ISBN 13: 9781108041973

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This English edition of the work of the Arab traveller usually known as Ibn Battuta (1304–68/9) was translated by Rev. Samuel Lee (1783–1852), Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge, from 'the abridged Arabic manuscript copies, preserved in the Public Library of Cambridge', and published in 1829. Lee's work sparked widespread European interest in Ibn Battuta, who had set off from his native Morocco on a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1325, and kept travelling for the next twenty-four years, reaching as far east as China and as far south as Zanzibar, as well as visiting parts of Spain and the Byzantine Empire. On his return, he dictated an account of his travels; Lee translated an abridged version, but fuller versions were later discovered. There is doubt as to whether Ibn Battuta actually saw everything he described, but this account gives a fascinating world-view from the medieval period.

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Book Description

An 1829 English edition of the work of the Arab traveller Ibn Battuta (1304–68/9), whose journeys may have reached as far as China and Zanzibar. There is doubt as to whether Ibn Battuta actually saw everything he described, but this account gives a fascinating world-view from the medieval period.

About the Author

Lee has a master's degree in third world studies and has completed a doctoral study in church and biblical leadership form the University of Leiden.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1108041973
• ISBN 13: 9781108041973
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 270