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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461461803321

Titolo

The Red Sea and adjacent countries at the close of the seventeenth century : as described by Joseph Pitts, William Daniel, and Charles Jacques Poncet / / edited by Sir William Foster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-01816-8

1-315-55361-9

1-283-11540-9

9786613115409

1-4094-1705-0

Descrizione fisica

xl, 192 p., 1 folded plate : 2 facsims., 2 maps

Collana

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; ; 2nd ser., no. 100

Altri autori (Persone)

FosterWilliam <1863-1951.>

Disciplina

915.6041092

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Red Sea Region

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-xl) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The journey of Joseph Pitts from Algiers to Mecca and back -- The journey of William Daniel from London to Mocha and back -- Daniel's account of his expenses -- The journey of Charles Jacques Poncet from Cairo into Abyssinia and back -- De Brevedent's account of the journey to Sennar -- Letter from Poncet at Jidda to the French consul at Cairo -- The interrogation of Poncet at Cairo.