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The Penetration of Arabia:  A Record of The Development of Western Knowledge  Concerning  the Arabian Peninsula

By David George Hogarth

This book describes the rediscovery of the Arabian Peninsula by the European  world. From 1761, when the first scientific expedition was sent from Europe, increasing numbers of the curious, scholarly, and adventurous travelers of all nations went there to discover more about the mysterious land.  The author traces the often stormy fortunes of these men, and their contributions to furthering scientific knowledge of the Peninsula.

Reproductions of maps of Arabia from Roman times to the nineteenth century accompany the text, ranging from Ptolemy’s early map of Arabia Felix to Imam Sherif’s Survey of Hadhramaut in 1893.

The book ends with a summary of the extent of geographical knowledge of the Peninsula in 1904. This enthralling work will appeal alike to the geographer, the historian, and the general reader.

 Language: English
1966 reprint of the 1904 original, Hardcover, 359 pages. 8.” X 5″
Condition: New, never read, but with shelfwear due to age Overal Condition: Good

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I: The Pioneers

• Chapter I. Before Exploration
• Chapter II. Niebuhr in Yemen
• Chapter III. Pilgrims in Hijaz 
• Chapter IV.  The Egyptians in Nejd
• Chapter V. The Egyptians in the Southwest
• Chapter VI. The Unknown South
• Chapter VII. The Unknown North

Part II.  The Pioneers

• Chapter VIII. Western Borderlands
• Chapter IX. Southern Borderlands
• Chapter X Eastern Borderlands
• Chapter XI. The Central North
• Chapter XII. The Centre
• Chapter XIII. The Central South
• Chapter XIV. Unknown Arabia
• Chapter XV. Summary
•  Index

Publisher : Khayat