Aleppo Observed : Ottoman Syria Through the Eyes of Two Scottish Doctors, Alexander and Patrick Russell Hardback
by Maurits van den (, School of History, Leiden University.) Boogert
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The Natural History of Aleppo, published first as a single volume in 1756 and as a two-volume edition in 1794, by Scottish physicians to the British Levant Company in Aleppo, Alexander and Patrick Russell, was a landmark in European knowledge of the Arab world.
It was the first detailed study by a European of an Arab city, with a description of the topography, the inhabitants and the plant, and animal life in the neighbourhood.
Maurits van den Boogert assesses the Russells' botanical and zoological discoveries and analyses the Natural History in the context of medical practices of the time both in Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
He reconstructs their stay in Aleppo, their life in Britain, Patrick Russell's experiences in India, and their broader connections, as respected members of the Royal Society, with the world of learning at large.
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- Pages:160 pages, 40 illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:23/09/2010
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- ISBN:9780199588565
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:160 pages, 40 illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:23/09/2010
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- ISBN:9780199588565
