1st Edition
Explorers of Arabia From the Renaissance to the End of the Victorian Era
Exploration usually demands the qualities of bravery, curiosity and organising ability. Arabia demanded more of the voyager: linguistic ability of a high order, scholarship and an imaginative temperament. It was also necessary to be able to pass as a native, if not of Arabia then of part of the Islamic world. The early explorers faced untold dan
1. Lodovico Varthema: Gentleman of Rome 2. Joseph Pitts: An Englishman at Mecca 3. Carsten Niebuhr: The Lone Survivor 4. Jean Louis Burckhardt: A Swiss in the Holy Cities 5. Richard Burton: The Pilgrim 6. Palgrave: Through Central and Eastern Arabia 7. Carlo Guarmani: The Italian Horse-Coper 8. Charles Doughty: In Arabia Deserta 9. The Blunts: Journey to Hail
Biography
Zahra Freeth, H.V.F. Winstone
