The travels and journal of Ambrosio Bembo / translated from the Italian by Clara Bargellini ; edited and annotated and with an introduction by Anthony Welch.
In 1671, Ambrosio Bembo, a young nobleman, decided to broaden his knowledge of the world through travel. He undertook a remarkable, occasionally hazardous, four-year voyage to Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and the Portuguese colonies of western India. His journal opens a perspective on the Near East an...
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| Other title: | Viaggio e geornale per parte dell'Asia di quattro anni incirca fatto de me Ambrosio Bembo Nobile Veneto (1671-1675). English. |
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| Language: | English Italian |
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Berkeley, Calif. ; London :
University of California Press,
2007.
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1. From Venice To Aleppo
- 2. From Aleppo To Basra
- 3. Basra, The Gulf, The Arabian Sea, India
- 4. Iran
- 5. From Iran To Venice
- Glossary
- Suggestions For Further Reading
- Index.