Abercrombie, “Ibn Battuta” (1991)
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Abbreviation
Abercrombie, “Ibn Battuta” (1991)
Form of publication
Article from a Periodical
Thomas J. Abercrombie, “Ibn Battuta. Prince of Travelers” NGM v. 180 no 6 (1991) pp. 2-49
Data
Modern travel account in the form of an article, about the life and travels of the fourteenth-century Tunisian Ibn Battuta, who spent over 29 years traversing 75,000 miles and penned an extensive account of his travels. Abercrombie traces Ibn Battuta’s steps along part of his journey in Africa and Asia and discovers the places described by the great Arab traveler. Extraordinary color photography by James Stanfield. Map of his itinerary, pp. 12-13. Total pages, 47.
Key words
Africa.
Arabia.
Baghdad.
Cairo.
Camel.
Cappadocia.
Caravan routes.
Caravans.
Central Asia.
China.
Golden Horde.
Hajj / Pilgrimage.
Ibn Battuta, traveler.
Ilkhanate of Persia.
India.
Iran.
Islam.
Islamic civilization.
Late Byzantine period, Palaeologan / Palaiologan period.
Mamluks.
Means of transport.
Mecca.
Middle East.
Mongols.
Morocco.
Mosque.
Oxus, river / Amu Darya, river.
Palestine.
Sufis / Mystics.
Syria.
Travelers.
Travelers’ accounts.
Volga, river.
West Asia.