Turkey and the Turkish Provinces: Mecca and its Inhabitants (The Saturday Magazine Vol, XIX, No. 597, 23 October 1841)

Staff of The Saturday Magazine

Published by John William Parker, London, 1841

About this Item

Self-wraps 19x28cm with title panel and illustration to the front. A complete issue of the weekly Saturday Magazine, pp153-160, illustrated. Very good, tanned, disbound from a larger volume. The cover story was issued as part of a series on "the more southern towns" of the Ottoman Empire, that also included Antioch and Medina. Falling between visits by Burckhardt and Burton, unfortunately no author is named, but it draws on information provided by an unnamed traveller, and Ali Bey. It begins with a description of its geography and climate, markets, access to water, a surprising lack of dogs, insects and vermin, the melancholy appearance of the people, the life of the Prophet. It is undefended by walls, and the population rapidly diminishing with buildings falling into ruin. There is a detailed description of the Kaaba and Great Mosque. Other content includes an extract from Forbes on Ceylon, the vegetable butter of Africa, and Dr Thomas Young's memoir. Seller Inventory # 4984

Bibliographic Details

Title: Turkey and the Turkish Provinces: Mecca and ...

Publisher: John William Parker, London

Publication Date: 1841

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good