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Original Hardcover. Publisher: Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien | Utg. 2021 | Original Hardcover | 192 p. | This book is brand new. | Series: Historiska serien | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: The Swede Nils Mattsson Kiöping (1621-1680) was a priestÂ’s son and a bastard grandson of the QueenÂ’s brother. From 1648 to 1656 he travelled around the coasts of Africa, Arabia and southern Asia before returning home and becoming a naval officer. He left two longer pieces of writing: the first book in Swedish about the area he sailed in, published in 1667, and an autobiographical essay published posthumously in 1773. This annotated volume contains the first translation into another language of both. The reader is invited to join the curious and perceptive Swede as he wonders at the inhabitants of coastal Africa, visits St. CatherineÂ’s monastery in Sinai, serves in the army of the Persian Shah, studies the ruins of Persepolis, searches for Old Testament sites in Mesopotamia, visits IndiaÂ’s… Read More

Stockholm: Kungl. Vitterhets Historie Och Antikvitets Akademien/The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities , 2021. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., small, shallow patch of wear to rear panel of dj at top edge - no losses or tears. no other flaws or wear. no markings. no bumps. tight binding. great copy.; english text translated and annotated by martin rundkvist., 189pp., 3 maps, two illustrations. first translation into any language from the swedish original. afterword by carina lidstrom.. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.