Travels in Syria and the Holy Land

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. In preparation for this journey, for which he needed to p...

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Main Author: Burckhardt, John Lewis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, New York CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2011
Series:Cambridge Library collection
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