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John Lewis Burckhardt, born Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817), was a Swiss traveler, geographer, and orientalist renowned for his pioneering explorations in the Middle East, particularly in the regions of Syria, the Holy Land, and areas within the Arabian Peninsula. A consummate linguist and a convert to Islam to facilitate travel, Burckhardt's journeys resulted in copious detailed accounts of regions hitherto less known to the Western world. His seminal work, 'Travels in Syria and the Holy Land' (published posthumously in 1822), stands as an intimate chronicle of the customs, geology, and archaeology of areas that he traversed. This book, along with his notes, contributed significantly to the knowledge of Arabic culture and early 19th-century Middle Eastern life. Burckhardt's literary style meshes keen observations with an empirical approach, granting future scholars a rich primary source. His narratives are marked by meticulous recording of details, inherently reflecting the heightened curiosity of this era of exploration. In 1812, Burckhardt made the significant discovery of the ancient city of Petra, contributing remarkably to archaeological and historical scholarship. He died prematurely of dysentery aged 32, yet his extensive writings sustained his legacy, prompting continued scholarly discourse on the regions he had explored and the cultures he had documented.
Editor's preface W. M. Leake; 1. Journal of a tour from Damascus, in the
countries of the Libanus and Anti-Libanus; 2. Journal of an excursion into
the Haouran, in the autumn and winter of 1810; 3. Journal of a tour from
Aleppo to Damascus, through the valley of the Orontes and Mount Libanus, in
February and March, 1812; 4. Journal of a tour from Damascus into the
Haouran, and the mountains to the E. and S. E. of the Lake of Tiberias, in
the months of April and May, 1812; 5. Description of a journey from
Damascus through the mountains of Arabia Petraea and Desert el Ty, to
Cairo, in the summer of 1812; 6. Journal of a tour in the peninsula of
Mount Sinai, in the spring of 1816; Appendix: 1. An account of the Ryhanlu
Turkmans; 2. On the political division of Syria, and the recent changes in
the government of Aleppo; 3. The Hadj route from Damascus to Mekka; 4.
Description of the route from Boszra in the Haouran, to Djebel Shammor; 5.
A route to the eastward of the Castle El Hassa.
