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The oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century. / Translated from a manuscript in his own possession, collated with one preserved in the library of Eton College, by Sir William Ouseley.
Library at the Katz Center - Rare Book Room DS6 .I87 1800
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- IsÌ£tÌ£akhriÌ", IbraÌ"hiÌ"m ibn MuhÌ£ammad, -957 or 8.
- Language:
- English
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- Historical geography.
- Middle East--Historical geography.
- Egypt--Historical geography.
- Egypt.
- Middle East.
- Middle East Region.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvi, 327 pages : folded map. ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- KitaÌ"b masaÌ"lik wa mamaÌ"lik
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by Wilson for T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1800.
- Notes:
- English title preceded by title in Persian.
- From a Persian version of the "MasaÌ"lik al-mamaÌ"lik." cf. Pref., p. iii.
- Ascribed by Ouseley in his translation to MuhÌ£ammad ibn HÌ£aukÌ£al and by Sprenger in the catalogue of his manuscripts (no. 1) to AhÌ£mad ibn Sahl (AbuÌ ̂ Zaid) al-BalkhiÌ". In 921 al-BalkhiÌ" wrote a geographical work in which the maps wer
- Local Notes:
- RBR # 1228.
- OCLC:
- 2600505
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