The oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century. / Translated from a manuscript in his own possession, collated with one preserved in the library of Eton College, by Sir William Ouseley.

Name: The oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century. / Translated from a manuscript in his own possession, collated with one preserved in the library of Eton College, by Sir William Ouseley.
Author: Iṣṭakhrī, 10th century.

Title	The oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century. / Translated from a manuscript in his own possession, collated with one preserved in the library of Eton College, by Sir William Ouseley.
Author	Iṣṭakhrī, 10th century.
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	London : Printed by Wilson for T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1800. - Printed by Wilson for T. Cadell
Subject	Historical geography., Middle East--Historical geography., Egypt--Historical geography., Egypt., Middle East., Middle East Region.
Type	Book
Language	eng,fas
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	327
Physical Dimensions	xxxvi, 327 pages : folded map. ; 28 cm
Library:	Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID	2600505
Record ID	995831943503681
Library Location	University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date	1800
Notes	English title preceded by title in Persian., From a Persian version of the "Masālik al-mamālik." cf. Pref., p. iii., Ascribed by Ouseley in his translation to Muḥammad ibn Ḥauḳal and by Sprenger in the catalogue of his manuscripts (no. 1) to Aḥmad ibn Sahl (Abü Zaid) al-Balkhī. In 921 al-Balkhī wrote a geographical work in which the maps were the important part. Ca. 951, al-Iṣṭakhrī wrote a revision of al-Balkhī's work, commonly known as the "Kitāb al-aḳāiīm," in which he extended the description of places. A second revision of al-Balkhī's work was made ca. 977 by Ibn Ḥauḳal. cf. M. J. de Goeje, Die Istakhrī-Balkhī frage (in Zeitschrift der Deutschen morgenländischen geselischaft, 25. bd., 1871, p. 42-58) and C. Brockelmann, Geschichte der arabischen litteratur, 1898, bd. 1, p. 229.

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The oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century. / Translated from a manuscript in his own possession, collated with one preserved in the library of Eton College, by Sir William Ouseley.

Author Iṣṭakhrī, 10th century.

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place London : Printed by Wilson for T. Cadell, and W. Davies, 1800. - Printed by Wilson for T. Cadell

Subject Historical geography., Middle East--Historical geography., Egypt--Historical geography., Egypt., Middle East., Middle East Region.

Type Book

Language eng,fas

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 327

Physical Dimensions xxxvi, 327 pages : folded map. ; 28 cm

Library Penn Libraries

Library Asset ID 2600505

Record ID 995831943503681

Library Location University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Date 1800

Notes English title preceded by title in Persian., From a Persian version of the "Masālik al-mamālik." cf. Pref., p. iii., Ascribed by Ouseley in his translation to Muḥammad ibn Ḥauḳal and by Sprenger in the catalogue of his manuscripts (no. 1) to Aḥmad ibn Sahl (Abü Zaid) al-Balkhī. In 921 al-Balkhī wrote a geographical work in which the maps were the important part. Ca. 951, al-Iṣṭakhrī wrote a revision of al-Balkhī's work, commonly known as the "Kitāb al-aḳāiīm," in which he extended the description of places. A second revision of al-Balkhī's work was made ca. 977 by Ibn Ḥauḳal. cf. M. J. de Goeje, Die Istakhrī-Balkhī frage (in Zeitschrift der Deutschen morgenländischen geselischaft, 25. bd., 1871, p. 42-58) and C. Brockelmann, Geschichte der arabischen litteratur, 1898, bd. 1, p. 229.