Every Traveller needs a compass : travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East /
: "Collection of papers from the ASTENE conferences held at Aston University, Birmingham, over the weekend of 12-15 July 2013". : xiv, 226 pages ; 23 cm. : Introduction Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9781785700996
The life and works of Robert Wood : classicist and traveller (1717-1771) /
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'The Life and Works of Robert Wood' commemorates the Irish classicist and traveller on the 250th anniversary of his death and provides the general reader with a source book for the fascinating life and career of a much-neglected figure in the realm of Irish eighteenth-century travels and antiquarianism.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781803271774 (PDF ebook) :
Travellers in Ottoman lands : the botanical legacy /
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This splendidly illustrated work focuses on the botanical legacy of many parts of the former Ottoman Empire - including present-day Turkey, the Levant, Egypt, the Balkans, and the Arabian Peninsula - as seen and described by travellers both from within and from outside the region.
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Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes index. :
1 online resource (xxii, 358 pages) : illustrations (colour), maps :
Specialized. :
9781784919160 (ebook) :
Journeys erased by time : the rediscovered footprints of travellers in Egypt and the Near East /
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Early travellers in Egypt and the Near East made great contributions to our historical and geographical knowledge and gave us a better understanding of the different peoples, languages and religions of the region. Travellers in this volume are a mixture of rich and poor, bravely adventuring into the unknown, not knowing if would ever return home.
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Co-published with ASTENE.
Includes index. :
1 online resource (xvi, 350 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
Specialized. :
9781789692419 (PDF ebook) :