This book presents a ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt. It charts the changing geography of the Nile waterways from the eve of Islam to the early modern period. It then presents a new perspective on the Nile, drawing on traveler accounts and environmental data to portray the river as a uniquely challenging and sometimes dangerous navigational environment. Finally, it looks at how the main Delta and Red Sea ports fitted into the navigational landscape. It explains how these ports were effected by and reflected the navigational conditions of the Nile and surrounding seas.…mehr
This book presents a ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt. It charts the changing geography of the Nile waterways from the eve of Islam to the early modern period. It then presents a new perspective on the Nile, drawing on traveler accounts and environmental data to portray the river as a uniquely challenging and sometimes dangerous navigational environment. Finally, it looks at how the main Delta and Red Sea ports fitted into the navigational landscape. It explains how these ports were effected by and reflected the navigational conditions of the Nile and surrounding seas.
John P. Cooper is an Arabist and maritime archaeologist specializing in the maritime landscapes of the medieval Islamic world. He is currently a lecturer at the Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies of the University of Exeter.
Inhaltsangabe
Part 1: Geography 1. Imagining the Nile 2. The Pre-Islamic Nile Delta 3. The Western Delta in the Islamic Era 4. The Eastern Delta in the Islamic Era 5. The Bahr Yusuf Part 2: Navigation 6. The Nile Flood Cycle 7. Propulsion: Wind, Current, and Human Labor 8. Local Hazards: Mouths, Cataracts, and Mountains 9. Nile Journey Times 10. Onward Connections: The Mediterranean and Red Seas Part 3: Ports and the Navigational Landscape 11. The Ports of Fustat and Cairo 12. Ports of the Western Delta 13. Ports of the Eastern Delta 14. Ports of the Red Sea
Part 1: Geography 1. Imagining the Nile 2. The Pre-Islamic Nile Delta 3. The Western Delta in the Islamic Era 4. The Eastern Delta in the Islamic Era 5. The Bahr Yusuf Part 2: Navigation 6. The Nile Flood Cycle 7. Propulsion: Wind, Current, and Human Labor 8. Local Hazards: Mouths, Cataracts, and Mountains 9. Nile Journey Times 10. Onward Connections: The Mediterranean and Red Seas Part 3: Ports and the Navigational Landscape 11. The Ports of Fustat and Cairo 12. Ports of the Western Delta 13. Ports of the Eastern Delta 14. Ports of the Red Sea
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