The Travels of Ibn Batūta: With Notes, Illustrative of the History, Geography, Botany, Antiquities, etc....

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Ibn Batuta Samuel Lee

The Travels of Ibn Batūta

With Notes, Illustrative of the History, Geography, Botany, Antiquities, etc. Occurring throughout...

Ibn Batuta, Samuel Lee

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English

Cambridge University Press
16 February 2012

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Middle Eastern history; Medieval history; Classic travel writing

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History

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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.

By: Ibn Batuta
Edited and translated by: Samuel Lee
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781108041973
ISBN 10: 1108041973
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 16 February 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active