{"product_id":"travels-in-syria-the-johann-ludwig-burckhardt-9781850771890","title":"Travels in Syria \u0026 the Holy Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTravels in Syria and the Holy Land \u003c\/em\u003eis a masterpiece in descriptive and scholarly travelogue. It describes the author's various journeys throughout the Holy Land between 1810 and 1816 win which he records every aspect of the life of the inhabitants, their religion and culture. He also provides fascinating details of topography, natural history and archaeology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Lewis Buckhardt (1784-1817) is among the most intrepid and veracious o all the early European explorers of the interior of Africa. His many journal, published, after his death, by the African Association are remarkable alike for their interst and evident truthfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving studied and prepared himself for the rigours of the life of an explorer, Burckhardt travelled widely throughout North Africa and Asia, surviving in a hostile Muslim world by passing himself off as a pilgrim. Indeed, so proficient was he in the Arab language and knowledge of their religion that learned Arabs unwittingly commended him as a great Muslim scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present edition is taken in facsimile from the rare first edition of 1822, including its maps and line drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johann Ludwig Burckhardt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1850771898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781850771890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Darf Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.69d","brand":"Johann Ludwig Burckhardt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46140872687871,"sku":"9781850771890","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_860c577b-cfe4-4fab-a464-ba6feb9e7586.jpg?v=1726597276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/travels-in-syria-the-johann-ludwig-burckhardt-9781850771890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}