A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter, A.D. 1697
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2009
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6th ed.
Garnet Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-85964-218-4 (ISBN)
Garnet Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-85964-218-4 (ISBN)
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On Friday 26 February, 1697, the Reverend Henry Maundrell rode out of the city of Aleppo in present-day Syria to begin what would become an 83-day Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem. This book includes factual information about the antiquities of the Middle East, rather than simply relating personal adventures or tales of the 'exotic Orient'.
On Friday 26 February, 1697, the Reverend Henry Maundrell rode out of the city of Aleppo in present-day Syria to begin what would become an 83-day Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem. His journey was to inspire the eventual publication of this small book of lasting importance, "A Journey From Aleppo to Jerusalem At Easter A.D. 1697", which remains today one of the classics of early travel writing. Intended initially to be simply a diary, Maundrell received such interest from those he showed it to that he eventually decided to prepare it for publication. Although numerous other books had been published by other European travellers to the region, Maundrell's was unusual in that it was packed with precise, factual information about the antiquities of the Middle East, rather than simply relating personal adventures or tales of the 'exotic Orient'.The present volume, reprinted from the sixth edition (1740) which also includes an account of the author's trip to Mesopotamia, now makes Maundrell's observations accessible to modern readers.
Travelling across Syria to Latakia, down the Syrian and Lebanese coasts and inland to Jerusalem and the Holy Land, and then visiting such places as Damascus, Baalbek and Tripoli on the return trip to Aleppo, Maundrell's meticulous descriptions of castles, mosques, churches, fortresses and other archaeological sites of note, are sure to be of great interest to all those fascinated by the history of this unique part of the world.
On Friday 26 February, 1697, the Reverend Henry Maundrell rode out of the city of Aleppo in present-day Syria to begin what would become an 83-day Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem. His journey was to inspire the eventual publication of this small book of lasting importance, "A Journey From Aleppo to Jerusalem At Easter A.D. 1697", which remains today one of the classics of early travel writing. Intended initially to be simply a diary, Maundrell received such interest from those he showed it to that he eventually decided to prepare it for publication. Although numerous other books had been published by other European travellers to the region, Maundrell's was unusual in that it was packed with precise, factual information about the antiquities of the Middle East, rather than simply relating personal adventures or tales of the 'exotic Orient'.The present volume, reprinted from the sixth edition (1740) which also includes an account of the author's trip to Mesopotamia, now makes Maundrell's observations accessible to modern readers.
Travelling across Syria to Latakia, down the Syrian and Lebanese coasts and inland to Jerusalem and the Holy Land, and then visiting such places as Damascus, Baalbek and Tripoli on the return trip to Aleppo, Maundrell's meticulous descriptions of castles, mosques, churches, fortresses and other archaeological sites of note, are sure to be of great interest to all those fascinated by the history of this unique part of the world.
Henry Maundrell was born in 1665 and attended Exeter College, Oxford in 1682. In 1695, he was elected to the Chaplaincy at the English Levant Company's office in Aleppo, Syria. Plagued by ill health for much of his life, Maundrell died in 1701, shortly before publication of the first edition of A Journey From Aleppo to Jerusalem At Easter A.D. 1697.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Folios Archive Library |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, maps |
| Verlagsort | Reading |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 118 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Naher Osten |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85964-218-7 / 1859642187 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85964-218-4 / 9781859642184 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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