Travels in Nubia (Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies) - Softcover

Burckhardt, John Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108022847 ISBN 13: 9781108022842

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

John Lewis Burckhardt (1784–1817) was a Swiss explorer who explored Arabia and the Middle East in the guise of a Muslim. First published posthumously in 1819, this volume contains his fascinating account of his journey along the Sudanese Nile valley and his crossing of the Nubian Desert.

About the Author:

John Murray is a PhD student at the Expressive Intelligence Studio at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108022847
• ISBN 13: 9781108022842
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 652