The travels of Ludovico di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, India, and Ethiopia, A.D. 1503 to 1508
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Printed for the Hakluyt Society
1863.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; no. 32. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34664336*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Cover""; ""table of contents""; ""preface, by the translator""; ""introduction, by the editor""; ""the travels of ludovico di varthema""; ""dedication to countess of albi and duchess of tagliacozzo""; ""the first chapter, concerning alexandria""; ""the chapter concerning cairo""; ""the chapter concerning baruti, tripoli, and aleppo""; ""the chapter concerning aman and menin""; ""the first chapter concerning damascus""; ""the second chapter concerning the said damascus""; ""chapter the third, concerning the mamelukes in damascus""; ""the book concerning arabia deserta""
- ""The chapter showing the route from damascus to mecca, wherein some arabs are concerned""""the chapter concerning the city of sodom and gomorrah""; ""the chapter concerning a mountain inhabited by jews""; ""the chapter concerning where mahomet and his companions were buried""; ""the chapter concerning the temple and sepulchre of mahomet and his companions""; ""the chapter concerning the journey to go from medina to mecca""; ""the chapter showing how mecca is constructed, and why the moors go to mecca""; ""the chapter concerning the merchandize in mecca""
- ""The chapter concerning the pardoning in mecca""""the chapter concerning the manner op the sacrifices in mecca""; ""the chapter concerning the unicorns in the temple of mecca, not very common in other places""; ""the chapter concerning some occurrences between mecca and zida a port of mecca""; ""the chapter concerning zida, the port of mecca, and of the red sea""; ""the chapter showing why the bed sea is not navigable""; ""the second book of arabia felix""; ""the chapter concerning the city of gezan, and of its fertility""; ""the chapter concerning some people called baduin""
- ""The chapter concerning the island of the red sea called ohamaram""""the chapter concerning the city of aden, and of some customs respecting the merchants""; ""chapter concerning the partiality of the women of arabia felix for white men""; ""chapter concerning the liberality of the queen""; ""the chapter concerning lagi, a city of arabia felix, and concerning aiaz, and the market in aiaz, and the castle dante""; ""the chapter concerning almacarana, a city of arabia felix, and of its abundance""
- ""The chapter concerning reame, a city of arabia felix, of its air, and of the customs of its inhabitants""""the chapter concerning sana, a city of arabia felix, and of the strength and cruelty ofthe king's son""; ""the chapter concerning the sultan of all the above-mentioned cities, and wherefore he is called by the name sechamir""; ""the chapter concerning apes, and some animals like lions, very hostile to man""; ""discourse touching some places of ethiopia""
