Benjamin, Israel Joseph. Masa’ei Yisrael.

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Benjamin, Israel Joseph. Masa’ei Yisrael.

<<First Hebrew Edition.>> Translated from the German by David Gordon (Editor of HaMagid).<< With Large Folding Map.>> pp. (18), 134, (2). Some staining, previous owner's signature, map slightly worn. Modern boards. 8vo. Vinograd, Lyck 8 (without noting the map).

Lyck: Tzvi Hirsch Petsall 1859

Est: $200 - $300

Contains a wealth of information concerning Jewish settlement worldwide. In search of the Lost Ten Tribes, the author, an indefatigable traveler (who styled himself Benjamin of Tudela II in emulation of the medieval Spanish traveler Benjamin of Tudela), set out for Egypt, visited the Holy Land, and then journeyed on to Syria, Kurdistan, Persia, India and China. Returning to Europe by way of Afghanistan, he also traveled to Algeria, Morocco and Ethiopia.