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Sketches of Persia
From the Journals of a Traveller in the East
Av John Malcolm
Häftad, 2011
468 kr
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Sketches of Persia, although published anonymously in 1827, is attributed to Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833). Malcolm was a diplomat and administrator in India: arriving at the age of fourteen in 1783 to work for the East India Company, he was known during his long career as 'Boy' Malcolm. He swiftly …
Safar Nameh
Persian Pictures: A Book of Travel
Häftad, 2011
508 kr
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This book of 'Persian Pictures' is the first published work of Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), the celebrated traveller, archaeologist, Orientalist and supporter of Arab independence. She first visited Persia in 1892, when a relative by marriage was British minister there, and published her impressions …
Travels in Arabia Deserta
Häftad, 2010
1017 kr
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Western exploration of the Arabian Desert began in the mid-eighteenth century, but it was not until the nineteenth century that the British officers of the Indian colonial government undertook surveys of the areas remote from the major pilgrimage routes. Charles Doughty (1843-1926) spent two years …
Travels in Arabia Deserta
Häftad, 2010
1039 kr
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Western exploration of the Arabian Desert began in the mid-eighteenth century, but it was not until the nineteenth century that the British officers of the Indian colonial government undertook surveys of the areas remote from the major pilgrimage routes. Charles Doughty (1843-1926) spent two years …
The Historical Geography of Asia Minor
Av W. M. Ramsay
Häftad, 2010
803 kr
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The archaeologist and New Testament scholar William Mitchell Ramsay (1851-1939) first published The Historical Geography of Asia Minor in 1890, pioneering the study of classical topography. The book, based on his extensive fieldwork, is split into two parts. Part 1 examines the trade routes and …
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan: Volume 1
Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs
Häftad, 2010
623 kr
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Isabella Bishop (née Bird) published her Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan in 1891, compiled from a series of letters home. Recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous difficulties, Bird toured the United States and Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the Far …
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan: Volume 2
Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs
Häftad, 2010
720 kr
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Isabella Bishop (née Bird) published her Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan in 1891, compiled from a series of letters home. Recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous difficulties, Bird toured the United States and Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the Far …
Reise in den Orient
Häftad, 2010
468 kr
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Reise in den Orient (1846) is the German biblical scholar Constantin von Tischendorf's recollection of his journey to Egypt, Israel and Greece at the beginning of the 1840s. The work is a travel diary that vividly describes Tischendorf's meeting with mythological places and impressive men, and a …
Reise in den Orient
Häftad, 2010
451 kr
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Reise in den Orient (1846) is the German biblical scholar Constantin von Tischendorf's recollection of his journey to Egypt, Israel and Greece at the beginning of the 1840s. The work is a travel diary that vividly describes Tischendorf's meeting with mythological places and impressive men, and a …
Travels in the East
Häftad, 2010
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This work, first published in 1847, is an account by Constantin von Tischendorf (1815-74) of his journeying in the Middle East at the beginning of the 1840s. It is part travel log and part account of the Christian history of the area. After encounters with such men as Mehmet Ali and Ibrahim Pasha, …
A Brief Description of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem and Other Christian Churches in the Holy City
With Some Account of the Mediaeval Copies of the Holy Sepulchre Surviving in Europe
Häftad, 2010
468 kr
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As the purported site of the resurrection of Jesus, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been a centre of pilgrimage since at least the fourth century CE. The church has survived through fire, invasion, neglect and near-destruction. The result of such a turbulent history is an extraordinarily …
The Desert and the Sown
Häftad, 2010
639 kr
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Athletic, intellectual and sensitive, even in her youth, Gertrude Bell was an ideal chronicler for a public fascinated by the Orient. Blending descriptions of customs, communities, archaeology, agriculture, The Desert and the Sown (1907) recounts a dramatic portion of her expedition across Syria. …
Travels in Arabia
Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz which the Mohammedans Regard as Sacred
Av John Lewis Burckhardt, William Ouseley
Häftad, 2010
687 kr
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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 preparation for this journey, for which he needed to …
Travels in Arabia
Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz which the Mohammedans Regard as Sacred
Av John Lewis Burckhardt, William Ouseley
Häftad, 2010
639 kr
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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 preparation for this journey, for which he needed to …
Arabic Proverbs
Or, The Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
Av John Lewis Burckhardt, William Ouseley
Häftad, 2010
468 kr
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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 preparation for this journey, for which he needed to …
Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys
Collected During His Travels in the East
Av John Lewis Burckhardt, William Ouseley
Häftad, 2010
623 kr
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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 Jordan. In 1809 he was commissioned by the African Association to discover the source of the River Niger. In preparation for this journey, for which he needed to pass …
Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys
Collected During His Travels in the East
Av John Lewis Burckhardt, William Ouseley
Häftad, 2010
639 kr
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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 Jordan. In 1809 he was commissioned by the African Association to discover the source of the River Niger. In preparation for this journey, for which he needed to pass …
Modern Egypt
Häftad, 2010
1089 kr
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Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917), was a British statesman and colonial administrator. After a successful career in the War Office he was appointed the Controller General of Egypt in 1879. After the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War, Baring became Consul General of Egypt, a position he held until …
Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, etc., and of a Cruize in the Black Sea, with the Capitan Pasha, in the Years 1829, 1830, and 1831
Häftad, 2011
738 kr
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Described by one commentator as 'a man of sterling common sense, intellectual rigour and ability', the distinguished naval officer Sir Adolphus Slade (1804-1877) was one of the best-informed and engaging travel writers of the nineteenth century. Later in his career he was to spend 17 years on …
Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, etc., and of a Cruize in the Black Sea, with the Capitan Pasha, in the Years 1829, 1830, and 1831
Häftad, 2011
738 kr
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Described by one commentator as 'a man of sterling common sense, intellectual rigour and ability', the distinguished naval officer Sir Adolphus Slade (1804-1877) was one of the best-informed and engaging travel writers of the nineteenth century. Later in his career he was to spend 17 years on …
Letters from Egypt, 1863-65
Av Lucie Duff Gordon, Sarah Austin
Häftad, 2010
623 kr
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Lucie Duff Gordon (1821-1869) was a translator and travel writer. Forced to leave England in 1851 due to tuberculosis, she went first to South Africa and then to Egypt. Her letters home were published, with considerable success. She writes with great feeling about the ordinary life of the …
Last Letters from Egypt
To Which are Added Letters from the Cape
Häftad, 2010
606 kr
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Lucie Duff Gordon (1821-1869) was a translator and travel writer. Forced to leave England in 1851 due to tuberculosis, she went first to South Africa and then to Egypt. Her letters home were published with considerable success. She writes with great feeling about the ordinary life of the Egyptians: …
The History of Persia
From the Most Early Period to the Present Time
Av John Malcolm
Häftad, 2011
1173 kr
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The product of a lifetime spent in India and the Middle East, for over a century this two-volume work by Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), first published in 1815, remained the most trusted chronicle of Persia. Translated into French, German and Persian, the detailed and diverse contents earned its …
The History of Persia
From the Most Early Period to the Present Time
Av John Malcolm
Häftad, 2011
1115 kr
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The product of a lifetime spent in India and the Middle East, for over a century this two-volume work by Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), first published in 1815, remained the most trusted chronicle of Persia. Translated into French, German and Persian, the detailed and diverse contents earned its …
Sketches of Persia
From the Journals of a Traveller in the East
Av John Malcolm
Häftad, 2011
442 kr
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Sketches of Persia, although published anonymously in 1827, is attributed to Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833). Malcolm was a diplomat and administrator in India: arriving at the age of fourteen in 1783 to work for the East India Company, he was known during his long career as 'Boy' Malcolm. He swiftly …
Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India
Comprising a View of the Afghaun Nation, and a History of the Dooraunee Monarchy
Häftad, 2011
1106 kr
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Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) was a Scottish diplomat and colonial administrator. After joining the civil service of the East India Company in 1796 he was appointed the first British envoy to the Court of Kabul in 1808. In 1819 he was appointed the Governor of Bombay, and after his retirement …
A Ride through Asia Minor and Armenia
Giving a Sketch of the Characters, Manners, and Customs of Both the Mussulman and Christian Inhabitants
Häftad, 2011
586 kr
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Henry C. Barkley (c.1825-c.1895) was a civil engineer and author. His travel books included Between the Danube and the Black Sea (1876), which covers the five years in which he was working on the construction of a railway line linking the Danube and the Black Sea, and Bulgaria before the War …
A Ride to Khiva
Travels and Adventures in Central Asia
Av Fred Burnaby
Häftad, 2011
803 kr
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It is 1875, the time of the 'Great Game', when the British and Russian Empires are vying for power in central Asia. A British officer rides for Khiva, a Russian city closed to European travellers. He is on a dangerous mission, to learn if Russia plans to invade India, the 'jewel in the crown' of …
On Horseback through Asia Minor
Av Fred Burnaby
Häftad, 2011
636 kr
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Frederick Burnaby (1842-85) joined the Royal Horse Guards in 1859, but, when not assigned to active duty, he crafted his own adventures. He ballooned across the English Channel, and travelled in Spain, Asia Minor and Russia. He was wounded, and eventually killed, fighting for the British Empire. …
On Horseback through Asia Minor
Av Fred Burnaby
Häftad, 2011
670 kr
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Frederick Burnaby (1842-85) joined the Royal Horse Guards in 1859, but, when not assigned to active duty, he crafted his own adventures. He ballooned across the English Channel, and travelled in Spain, Asia Minor and Russia. He was wounded, and eventually killed, fighting for the British Empire. …
