A Voyage to Arabia Fœlix
through the Eastern Ocean and the straits of the Red Sea, being the first made by the French in 1708-10, together with a particular account from Mocha to Muab, or Moahib, the court of Yemen, in 1711-15,; also a narrative concerning the tree and fruit of coffee translated from the French to which is added an account of the captivity of Sir Henry Middleton at Mokha by the Turks in 1612.
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London, Printed for E. Symon, 1732
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The first part of La Roque's Voyage to Arabia Fœlix describes Yemen and Mocha. Mocha at this time was a considerable trading centre. The second part describes a journey made by the officers of two French ships stationed at Mocha to the King of Yemen on his invitation. Remarks on the landscape and crops also on the court of the King of Yemen, his dress and harem. The travellers commented on the fact that there were no mosques in the city and that the King of Yemen worshipped in a tent.
Frst English edition,8vo, initial approbation leaf, 2 folding engraved plates, slight marginal worming throughout but not affecting text, contemporary panelled calf, some worming to both covers else a very good copy, clean and fresh.
Macro, Arabian Peninsula, 1426.
Frst English edition,8vo, initial approbation leaf, 2 folding engraved plates, slight marginal worming throughout but not affecting text, contemporary panelled calf, some worming to both covers else a very good copy, clean and fresh.
Macro, Arabian Peninsula, 1426.
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