Explorers of Arabia
From the Renaissance to the End of the Victorian Era| By: | Zahra Freeth; H.V.F. Winstone |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781138225862 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781000639537 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1978 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Exploration usually demands the qualities of bravery, curiosity and organising ability. Arabia demanded more of the voyager: linguistic ability of a high order, scholarship and an imaginative temperament. It was also necessary to be able to pass as a native, if not of Arabia then of part of the Islamic world. The early explorers faced untold dan