Travels of ibn batūta, the: with notes, illustrative of the history, geography, botany, antiquities, etc. occurring throughout the work
Auteur :
Ibn Batuta
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108041973
Date de publication :
16 févr. 2012
Dimensions :
24,4 x 17,0 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
440 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An 1829 English edition of the work of the Arab traveller Ibn Battuta (1304–68/9), whose journeys may have reached as far as China and Zanzibar. 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.