1964 Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first English translated edition.

In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. 

Illustrated throughout with numerous sketched maps and line drawings. 

This work tells the remarkable story of Danish Arabia expedition to Egypt, Arabia and Syria. The journey was attempted by six members, of whom only Carsten Niebuhr survived.

Thorkild Hansen (a Danish novelist most noted for his historical fiction) has pieced together the story using the diaries, notebooks and sketches from the expedition that were consigned to Copenhagen Museum.