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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iṣṭakhrī, Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad, -957 or 958

Contributor:

Balkhī, Aḥmad ibn Sahl, 849 or 850-934

Muḥammad ibn Ḥauḳal, active 10th century.

Ouseley, William, Sir, 1767-1842.

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Middle East--Historical geography.

Egypt--Historical geography.

Egypt.

Middle East.

Middle East Region.

Geography.

Historical geography.

Medical Subjects:

Geography.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 327 pages folded map 28 cm

Other Title:

Kitāb masālik wa mamālik.

Place of Publication:

London, Printed by Wilson for T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1800

Language Note:

In English; translation of Kitāb masālik wa mamālik. Persian script in text, with English translations.

Notes:

Ascribed by Ouseley in his translation to Muḥammad ibn Ḥauḳal and by Sprenger in the catalogue of his manuscripts (no. 1) to Aḥmad ibn Sahl (Abü Zaid) al-Balkhī. In 921 al-Balkhī wrote a geographical work in which the maps were the important part. Ca. 951, al-Iṣṭakhrī wrote a revision of al-Balkhī's work, commonly known as the "Kitāb al-aḳāiīm," in which he extended the description of places. A second revision of al-Balkhī's work was made ca. 977 by Ibn Ḥauḳal. cf. M.J. de Goeje, Die Istakhrī-Balkhī frage (in Zeitschrift der Deutschen morgenländischen geselischaft, 25. bd., 1871, p. 42-58) and C. Brockelmann, Geschichte der arabischen litteratur, 1898, bd. 1, p. 229

English title preceded by title in Persian.

From a Persian version of the "Masālik al-mamālik." cf. Pref., p. iii

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

RBR # 1228.

Other Format:

Online version: Iṣṭakhrī, Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad, -957 or 8. Masālik wa-al-mamālik. English. Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal.

OCLC:

2600505