Travels of Rabbi Benjamin…through Europe, Asia and Africa, from the ancient Kingdom of Navarre to the Frontiers of China.

BENJAMIN OF TUDELA

for the Translator

London

1783

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Translated with notes by B. Gerrans. Uncut copy.

Cox I p.80

Benjamin of Tudela, one of the very earliest medieval travellers, set forth in 1159 from Tudela in Spain to traverse across Europe, Asia Minor, Upper Egypt and other African Lands. He gives observations on the manners and commerce of the various nations he came into contact with, and reports of the political situation of his fellow-Jews, particularly in Constantinople. He named the principal Jews of the congregation of each city visited, and made notes of commerce and trade.