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Unexplored Syria

Visits to the Libanus, the Tulúl el Safá, the Anti-Libanus, the Northern Libanus, and the 'Aláh
Volume 1:
Richard Francis Burton
Charles Frederick Tyrwhitt Drake
June 2012
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    After his diplomatic sojourn in Syria as consul in Damascus, Richard Francis Burton (1821–90) published, in 1872, this two-volume account of nineteenth-century Syria. It is the result of collaboration with several partners with specific expertise, primarily Charles Frederick Tyrwhitt Drake (1846–74) but also Burton's wife. Throughout his life Burton immersed himself in as many different cultures as possible. His natural aptitude for languages and disguise allowed him to frequently pass himself off as a native. The two years he was consul were eventful, including local uprisings, an assassination attempt and religious strife. This work reveals the unknown and extraordinary side of Syria. In Volume 1, Burton and Drake use their experiences of living and travelling in the country, and those of friends and colleagues, to explore the geography, natural history, politics and culture of remote provinces.

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    June 2012
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    9781108052023
    390 pages
    216 × 140 × 22 mm
    0.5kg
    9 b/w illus. 19 colour illus. 2 maps
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    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • General remarks
    • 1. Cartographic and other notes on the watershed of the Baalbak plain
    • 2. Preliminary tour in the Jebel Duruz Hauran
    • Appendix 1. Observations taken with aneroid and thermometer
    • Appendix 2. Proverbia Communia Syriaca
    • Appendix 3. On writing a roll of the law
    • Appendix 4. Notes on the Hamah Stones.
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