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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [50] (103/388)
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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Euphrates is one easy merhileh: from Menje to Kous, two
merhileh; and from Menje to Axk-U Melitiah, four days journey ;
and from Menje to Samisat, two days journey; and
fromSamisat Hysn Mans our, one day's journey;
from Hysn Mansour to Melitiah, two days journey; and from
Hysn Mansour to Netirah, one day's journey; and from
Hysn Mansour to Hedeth, one day's journey; and from
Hedeth to Meraash, a journey also of one day.
Those are the distances of the Seghur Jezirah.
Now we proceed to the distances of places in the
Seghur Sham. From Eskanderouiah to
Anhas, is one merhileh ; from Anbas to Masisah, as far
as Aditheh, one day's journey; from Aditheh to
Tarsous, one day's journey; from Tarsous to ^1*^. Houran,
two days journey; and from Tarsous to Aulas, on the
Sea of Roum, two farsang : from Anhas* to Kenisah, and
Harouniah, one day's journey, or less; and from Haroun-
iah to Meraash, which belongs to the Seghour, or frontiers of
Jezireh, is a journey of one day.
* Anbas, undoubtedly the same that was before written Aulas*
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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’
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- 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