Ah I didn’t know that about Ibn Battutah! He’s one of my favourite historical figures. Also those maps are great! Btw do you own all the books you write about in your posts or is there a great library near you? Keen to know the process. One day, when I’m more settled, I aim to have a library filled with books and old maps that looks sort of like this wonderful painting:
Ah I didn’t know that about Ibn Battutah! He’s one of my favourite historical figures. Also those maps are great! Btw do you own all the books you write about in your posts or is there a great library near you? Keen to know the process. One day, when I’m more settled, I aim to have a library filled with books and old maps that looks sort of like this wonderful painting:
https://victorianweb.org/painting/fildes/drawings/7.jpg
Battutah was a fine man, are you listening to the Explorers Podcast series on him? https://explorerspodcast.com/ibn-battuta/
The three books I've covered so far with this substack I found at the Internet Archive, a veritable treasure trove of wonders.
Thanks for this recommendation! Somehow I didn’t know of this podcast before. Will get stuck into it immediately!
To return the favour, you might enjoy this great podcast from travel writer, Sophy Roberts, on the art of travel. I love it.
https://www.gonetotimbuktu.com