A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter A.D. 1697 (1703 Maundrell), book
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Henry Maundrell, A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter A.D. 1697 (Oxford : Printed at the Theater, an. dom., 1703).
Abstract
The book had its origins in the diary Henry Maundrell] carried with him on his Easter pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1697. It became an often reprinted "minor travel classic." It was included in compilations of travel accounts from the mid-18th century, and was translated into three additional languages: French (1705), Dutch (1717) and German (1792).
Maundrell's work inspired other travelers and raised interest for the beginning of modern Biblical Archaeology.
Editions & Translations
The work knew numerous editions and was translated into French (1705), Dutch (1717) and German (1792).