Travels in Nubia

By:

John Lewis Burckhardt

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies

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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. Posing as a Muslim convert, Burckhardt spent two years exploring and studying Arabic and Islamic law in Aleppo, before travelling widely in Arabia and Egypt This volume, first published posthumously in 1819, contains Burckhardt's account of his two visits to Nubia (modern Upper Egypt and Sudan) in 1813 and 1814. Burckhardt was the first western scholar to explore the Sudanese Nile valley, and one of the first western explorers successfully to cross the Nubian Desert. In this valuable volume, he describes in fascinating detail the many ancient ruins along the Nile and the logistics and hardships of his desert crossing.

Release date NZ

February 17th, 2011

Author

John Lewis Burckhardt

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

3 Maps; 1 Halftones, black and white

Pages

652

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies

Dimensions

170x244x33

ISBN-13

9781108022842

Product ID

8502529

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