Ottoman explorations of the Nile : Evliya Çelebi's 'Matchless pearl these reports of the Nile' map...
: Color reproduction of the "Vatican map of the Nile" (Vat. Turc. 73 ; Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) on sheet folded inside back cover. Origin of map manuscript : circa 1685 in Turkish with Arabic script, represents Valley of the Nile. Original title of "The book of travels" = Durr-i bi-misil �n ahbar-i Nil. : xix, 442 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimilies ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-432) and index. : 9781909942165
Evlyia Çelebi in Medina /
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Evliyā Çelebī, the famous Ottoman traveler of the seventeenth century, visited many countries under the sovereignity of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa, including the Mecca and Medina. This book offers a critical edition of the section from Evliyā's Travels about Medina. It includes first-hand information on the administrative, historical, cultural, traditional and etymological structure of the city, and on everyday life in Medina during the seventeenth century. Evliyā Çelebī provides the readers with valuable information not only on the city itself, but also on its environs. This book offers a transliteration of the relevant passages on the basis of several Ottoman manuscripts, as well as an English translation made by Robert Dankoff.
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