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KlappentextHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saharan explorers - a potted list. Herodotus born c. 484 BC Herodotus in his Histories mentions for example the Garamantes of Libya. Click for Quotations. Al Idrisi(1100-1166) born in Cueta. Wrote a medieval geography The Book of Roger. Created a map of the world in 70 sections. Ibn Battuta(1304-1369) Born at Tangier in 1304, Battuta was to travel the world including Jordan, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Tanzania, Crimea, Balkans, Russia, Central Asia, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Assam, Bengal,Malaya, Indonesia, China, Spain and the West African states. Wrote The Travels of Ibn Battuta. Click for Quotations. Leo Africanus(1485- 1554) Born in Granada and died in Tunis . Educated in Fez, he travelled widely in Africa. Has a wonderful description of Timbuctoo. Wrote A Geographical Historie of Africa containing much information on things like Timbuctoo. Click for Description
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ISBN/GTIN978-613-1-45673-2
ProduktartBook on Demand
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2010
Erscheinungsdatum23.08.2010
Seiten80 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.11952590
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GenreGeschichte/Politik