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Book SynopsisVery little is known about Ludolf von Suchem, who made a journey to the Holy Land in 133641 and later described his experiences in considerable detail. This English translation, by Aubrey Stewart (18441918), of Ludolf's Latin text was published in 1895.
Table of ContentsPreface; 1. The Holy Land; 2. Constantinople; 3. The way by land; 4. Barbary and Pugia; 5. The Mediterranean sea; 6. The divers perils of the sea; 7. The peril called 'Gulph'; 8. The peril called 'Grup'; 9. The perils of shoals; 10. Perils by fish; 11. Divers fishes; 12. Migration of birds; 13. The voyage across the sea; 14. The island of Sicily; 15. The mount Vulcan; 16. The city of Syracuse; 17. Achaia; 18. The city of Ephesus; 19. The different isles of the sea; 20. Cyprus; 21. The vineyard of Engaddi; 22. The city of Famagusta; 23. Salamina and Nicosia; 24. The cities by the sea; 25. The glorious city of Acre; 26. The loss of the city of Acre; 27. Gaza and Azotus; 28. Mount Carmel; 29. Egypt; 30. The garden of Balsam; 31. The Christians and the ancient tombs; 32. Ancient Babylon, or Baldach; 33. The river Nile; 34. The land of Egypt; 35. The desert and Mount Sinai; 36. The wilderness of Sinai; 37. Hebron, the vale of Mambre, and Bethlehem; 38. The holy city Jerusalem; 39. The thirty pieces of silver; 40. The Mount of Olives; 41. The desert, Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrha; 42. The river Jordan; 43. Ramatha, Shiloh, Emmaus, Sichar, Samaria, and Galilee; 44. The city of Damascus; 45. The vale of Bokar, Lebanon, and Beyrout; Index.
