Deux Regards Ottomans Sur Alexandrie: Alexandrie Ottomane 2 [French]

by Pîrî Reis and Hâfiz Mehmet Zillî Evliya Çelebi

Ottoman literature concerning Alexandria is less than plentiful, but it holds a certain interest. In a text devoid of all attempts at style, Piri Reis (ca. 1470-1554) gives a description of Alexandria's two ports and the adjacent coastlines designed to be of use to sailors. The text of Evliya Celebi (1611-ca. 1684) is entirely different. Taken from the tenth and last volume of his travelogue, this text blithely mingles precise information and descriptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2111298530
• ISBN13: 9782111298538
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Etudes Alexandrines
• Length: 256 Pages