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The Travels of Ibn Battuta, A.D. 1325-1354, Volumes I-III

Ibn Battuta · 1325-1354 (reissued edition)

Another multi-volume edition of Ibn Battuta's travel account, edited by H.A.R. Gibb and reissued by Ashgate for the Hakluyt Society.

Yet another scholarly edition preserving Ibn Battuta's own account of his travels for modern readers.

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What it is

This is a reissue of the Hakluyt Society's scholarly edition of Ibn Battuta's travel account, edited by H.A.R. Gibb and republished by Ashgate in print and digital form.

Why it matters

The Hakluyt Society has long worked to preserve and publish records of historic voyages and travels. Keeping Ibn Battuta's account in circulation, in multiple volumes and formats, shows how important his firsthand record of the medieval Muslim world has remained to historians over centuries.

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  • Why might a society dedicated to travel writing choose to keep republishing this particular text?
  • What does it mean for a primary source to be edited and reissued many times?
  • How might reading a translated, edited version differ from reading Ibn Battuta's original words?

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