Nine daring explorers — from the 7th to the late 17th century — provide invaluable insight into the historical and intellectual climate of Palestine and the Holy Land, describing not only their surroundings but also the attitudes and sentiments of the people they meet along the way. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1848.
Travels in Persia, 1673-1677 by Sir John Chardin Great travel classic offers vivid portrait of life at court of Shah, social customs, geography, soil and climate, trade, flora and fauna, and much more.
The Travels of Ibn Battuta: in the Near East, Asia and Africa, 1325-1354 by Ibn Battuta, Samuel Lee An engrossing account of a 1326 pilgrimage to Mecca provides vivid details of Morocco, Russia, India, China, and elsewhere. "The ultimate in real life adventure stories." — History in Review.
