Description and travel, Description and travel, DS207 .B58 1880
Account of a journey made by Blunt and his wife, Lady Anne, in the winter of 1878. The Blunts travelled in the company of Mohammed Ibn Aruk, a... Show moreAccount of a journey made by Blunt and his wife, Lady Anne, in the winter of 1878. The Blunts travelled in the company of Mohammed Ibn Aruk, a friend they had made in Palmyra whose family descended from a Nejd tribe. Mohammed wished to return to Nejd in order to find a wife and the Blunts seized the opportunity of accompanying him. The description of their journey is highly detailed, with details of villages they visited, careful topographical description, observations on local custom, descriptions of wildlife and an account the stud of Arab horses belonging to ibn Rashid, the reigning Emir of Hail. The account is followed by a transcript of a discussion that followed Blunt's presentation to the Royal Geographical Society. It includes observations by Sir Lewis Pelly, Mr Blanford and Sir H. Rawlinson. - The maps show Northern and Central Arabia (with the travel route taken by the Blunts) and a detailed sketch map of Jebel Shammar. by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. Detached from Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, vol. 2, no. 2. Main Heritage Compact General DS207 .B58 1880 Book Item-ID: i16598787 BIB-ID: 1494599 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, ArabiaDescription & travel, 1878 - Personal observations, DS207 .B62 1985, 915.3/044
Lady Anne Blunt ; introduction by Dervla Murphy. Facsim of: ed. published London : Murray, 1881. Main Heritage Compact General DS207 .B62 1985 Reference ... Show moreLady Anne Blunt ; introduction by Dervla Murphy. Facsim of: ed. published London : Murray, 1881. Main Heritage Compact General DS207 .B62 1985 Reference Item-ID: i10042581 BIB-ID: 1006061 Show less
Anne Blunt ; trad. de l'anglais par L. Derome, ... Main Heritage Shelves General DS207 .B58 1882 Book Item-ID: i10240019 BIB-ID: 1025637 Show moreAnne Blunt ; trad. de l'anglais par L. Derome, ... Main Heritage Shelves General DS207 .B58 1882 Book Item-ID: i10240019 BIB-ID: 1025637 Show less