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Ibn Battuta
Samuel Lee
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ISBN: 0486437655
Page Count: 272
Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
In 1326, Ibn Battuta began a pilgrimage to Mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later. His engrossing account of that journey provides vivid scenes from Morocco, southern Russia, India, China, and elsewhere. "Essential reading . . . the ultimate in real life adventure stories." — History in Review.
Republication of the edition translated from the Abridged Arabic Manuscript Copies, Preserved in the Public Library of Cambridge. Printed for the Oriental Translation Committee, London, 1829.

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