Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Seventeenth Century - Volume 1
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Seventeenth Century 2 Volume Set
ISBN-10
1108041787
ISBN-13
9781108041782
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 26th, 2012
Print length
476 Pages
Weight
113 grams
Dimensions
29.70 x 21.00 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Historical geographyHistorical geographyClassic travel writing
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This two-volume English translation of part of a longer narrative by the Ottoman aristocrat Evliya Çelebi (1611–c.1680) was published in 1834. It offers a fascinating assemblage of topics varying from the fountains of Istanbul to a journey to Georgia. Volume 1 includes a short biography of Çelebi.
This two-volume English translation of part of a longer travel narrative by the Ottoman aristocrat Evliya Çelebi (1611–c.1680) was translated by the Austrian scholar Joseph von Hammer (1774–1856) and published in 1834 by the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, set up to make 'Eastern' texts more widely available in English. Çelebi was highly educated, had served the Ottoman court both as a diplomat and as a soldier, and as he says, had in his travels 'seen the countries of eighteen monarchs and heard 147 different languages'. His lifetime encompassed the highest point of Ottoman expansion into Europe, and his indefatigable curiosity about everything he saw makes this work a fascinating assemblage of topics varying from the fountains of Istanbul to a journey to Georgia. Volume 1 includes a short biography of Çelebi and accounts of the history and architecture of his native city.
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