Travels in Asia and Africa: 1325–1354

329 Pages·2004·2.74 MB·English

by  Ibn Battuta

TRAVELS IN ASIA AND AFRICA

THE BROADWAY TRAVELLERS
THE BROADWAY TRAVELLERS
In 26 Volumes
I An Account of Tibet Desider
II Akbar and the Jesuits du Jarrk
III Commentaries of Ruy Freyre de Andrada de Andrada
IV The Diary of Henry Teonge Teonge
V The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico del Castillo
VI Don Juan of Persia Juan
VII Embassy to Tamerlane Clavijo
VIII The English-American Gage
IX The First Englishmen in India Locke
X Five Letters Cortés
XI Jahangir and the Jesuits Guerreiro
XII Jewish Travellers Adler
XIII Memoirs of an Eighteenth Century Footman Macdonald
XIV Memorable Description of the East Indian Voyage Bontekoe
XV Nova Francia Lescarbot
XVI Sir Anthony Sherley and His Persian Adventure Sherley
XVII Travels and Adventures Tafur
XVIII Travels in Asia and Africa Battúta
XIX Travels in India, Ceylon and Borneo Hall
XX Travels in Persia Herbert
XXI Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China Vol. I Hue and
Gabet
XXII Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China Vol. II Hue and
Gabet
XXIII Travels into Spain D’Aulnoy
XXIV The Travels of an Alchemist
XXIV The Travels of an Alchemist
Li
XXV The Travels of Marco Polo Benedetto
XXVI The True History of His Captivity Staden
TRAVELS IN ASIA AND AFRICA
1325–1354

IBN BATTÚTA
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Travels in Asia and Africa ISBN 978-0-415-34473-9 (hbk)
The Broadway Travellers
THE BROADWAY TRAVELLERS
EDITED BY SIR E. DENISON ROSS
AND EILEEN POWER
IBN BATTÚTA
TRAVELS IN
ASIA AND AFRICA 1325–1354

Translated and selected by
H. A. R. GIBB
Lecturer in Arabic, School of Oriental Studies, University of London
With an Introduction and Notes
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