Travels in Arabia. Comprehending an Account of those Territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as Sacred by John Lewis Burckhardt

Travels in Arabia. Comprehending an Account of those Territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as Sacred

John Lewis Burckhardt

332 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

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Johann Ludwig (also known as John Lewis, Jean Louis) Burckhardt (1784-1817) was a Swiss traveller, geographer and orientalist, best known for rediscovering the ruins of the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in Jordan. After studying at Leipzig and G...

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