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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [7] (60/388)
The record is made up of 1 volume (327 pages). It was created in 1800. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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Of the Sea ofRoum, or the Mediterranean, and other matters.
T his sea comes from the ocean, and extends from that narrow
bay, or pass, between the west (Africa), and the land of ^JcXil
Andalus, Spain, to the coast of Sham, Syria, a distance of
seven months journey. This sea is of a more regular and even
outline than the Persian-, for, after you pass the mouth of
that bay before mentioned (Gibraltar), it is protracted in one line
to the end.
From Egypt to the extremity of the west Magreh,
is a distance of an hundred and eighty merhileh. From the ex
tremity of the east to that of the west, is near four hundred
merhileh. From Roum, one comes to Sham (Syria)
in the course of sixty merhileh. From Sham to ^2^0 Egypt is
thirty merhileh. The distance of the journey between the land of
Yajouge and j Lib Bulgar, and the country of
Siklah, is about four hundred merhileh; and from Siklah to
Roum, to the borders of Sham, sixty merhileh. From Roum
to the extreme boundary of the ^ an< ^ Nubians,
about eighty merhileh.
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The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century , translated from the author’s own manuscript, and collated with one preserved at the Library of Eton College by Sir William Ouseley.
Publication details: Printed at the Oriental Press by Wilson & Co., Wild-Court, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, for T Cadell Junior and W Davies, Strand, London, 1800.
Physical description: One volume, initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi), 327 pages, fold-out map.
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- 1 volume (327 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
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Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 306.37.C.18
- Title
- ‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:38, 1:328, v-r:vii-v, back-i
- Author
- Ouseley, Sir William
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- Public Domain