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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Seventeenth Century

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This two-volume English translation of part of a longer travel narrative by the Ottoman aristocrat Evliya Celebi (1611-c.1680) was translated by the Austrian scholar Joseph von Hammer (1774-1856) and published in 1834 by the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, set up to make 'Eastern' texts more widely available in English. Celebi was highly educated, had served the Ottoman court both as a diplomat and as a soldier, and as he says, had in his travels 'seen the countries of eighteen monarchs and heard 147 different languages'. His lifetime encompassed the highest point of Ottoman expansion into Europe, and his indefatigable curiosity about everything he saw makes this work a fascinating assemblage of topics varying from the fountains of Istanbul to a journey to Georgia. Volume 1 includes a short biography of Celebi and accounts of the history and architecture of his native city.
Release date NZ
January 26th, 2012
Author
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributor
  • Translated by Joseph von Hammer
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Pages
476
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection
Dimensions
210x297x24
ISBN-13
9781108041782
Product ID
19459310

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