Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Seventeenth Century (Paperback)

This two-volume English translation of part of a longer travel narrative by the Ottoman aristocrat Evilya Celebi (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. Celebi 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 2 includes Celebi's eye-witness account of the siege and conquest of Canea (Khania) in Crete in 1645.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe, Volume 2
Release date:	2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Evliya Celebi
Translators:	Joseph Von Hammer
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	258
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-04179-9
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Turkish
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	1-108-04179-5
Barcode:	9781108041799

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