The travels of Ibn Battuta in the Near East, Asia and Africa
Ibn Batuta (Author), Samuel Lee
He journeyed farther than his near contemporary Marco Polo, though Muslim scholar Ibn Battuta is barely remembered at all compared to that legendary traveler. But Battuta's story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by British Orientalist Rev. Samuel Lee, demonstrates. Embarking on what would eventually be a 27-year pilgrimage, Battuta traveled through East Africa, the Middle East, India, China, and beyond, bringing him to most of the 14th-century Islamic world. Rife with beautiful descriptions of the exotic peoples he met and landscapes he saw, this little-known classic of medieval literature will enthrall scholars of Islamic history and armchair travelers alike.-- back cover
Print Book, English, ©2009
Cosimo Classics, New York, ©2009
Early works
xviii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
9781605206219, 1605206210
502998972
Originally published: London, 1829