8vo. 251 pp., [3], half-title, title, 16 b/w plates hors text, original wrappers, worn and repaired, paper slightly browned, previous owner’s Arabic inscription on half-title page, Librairie Gallimard, Paris, 1937.

Synopsis

A study discussing the history of geographic sciences in Islamic civilization. The author gives several examples of the works of leading Arab and Persian travellers. Four chapters discusses the travels of Ibn Battutah.