Author: HASSAN, HAFIZ AHMED: Title: Pilgrimage to the Caaba and Charing Cross. London, W.H. Allen & Co., 1871.
Description: . Pp. (viii), 174, adv. 10. With mounted portrait frontispiece of the author. Original green cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt, red edges, very ligthly rubbed. First edition. The author Hafiz Ahmed Hassan was in the service of the Nawab (governor) of Tonk, a small kingdom in today's Rajastan. The account commences with a description of the Tonk state, it's administration and political intrigues. In 1870 the Nawab made a pilgrimage to Mecca and Hassan accompanied him. The journey starts from Bombay and continues via Aden and Jedda before reaching Mecca and Medina. Includes interesting information about Mecca and the proceedings of the Hajj at this time.
Keywords: Near East, mecca, arabia, arabien, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, mecca, hajji
Price: EUR 950.00 = appr. US$ 1032.50 Seller: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books
- Book number: 100909
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