The northern Heğâz : according to the original investigations of Alois Musil, Professor of Oriental Studies at Charles University, Prague / published under the patronage of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts ; and of Charles R. Crane, by American Geographic Society of New York. Musil : the northern Heğâz
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- 1926
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Relief shown by contours. Shows the topographic features, roads network (railways, old roads, caravans desert tracks), and route of author during his journey to the area. Removed from 374 page book by the same title.
Alois Musil (1868-1944) was a Czech theologian, orientalist, explorer and writer. His birthplace was in an area surrounded by German-speakers, allowing he and his brothers to learn to read and write both German and Czech. He traveled extensively throughout the Arab world. Among his discoveries was the desert castle of Qasr Amra (from the 8th century) in Jordan that was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. In 1902 Musil became professor of theology at the University of Olomouc, and in 1909, professor of Biblical studies and Arabic at Vienna University. In addition to modern and classical languages, he mastered 35 dialects of Arabic. He was so well acquainted with the Rwala-Beduins that he was accepted into the tribe as "Sheich Musa." He wrote more than 50 books (including six illustrated works published by the American Geographical Society and 20 children's books); some 1200 scholarly articles; transcriptions and translations of Bedouin tribal poems and songs; produced thousands
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Musil, Alois, 1868-1944
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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- American Geographical Society Library - Maps
American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection - Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : |b American Geographical Society of New York
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- image
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- Musil, Alois, 1868-1944. The northern Heğâz : according to the original investigations of Alois Musil, Professor of Oriental Studies at Charles University, Prague / published under the patronage of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts ; and of Charles R. Crane, by American Geographic Society of New York. Musil : the northern Heğâz. 1926. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/25020. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Musil, Alois, 1868-1944, (1926) The northern Heğâz : according to the original investigations of Alois Musil, Professor of Oriental Studies at Charles University, Prague / published under the patronage of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts ; and of Charles R. Crane, by American Geographic Society of New York. Musil : the northern Heğâz. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/25020
- MLA citation style
- Musil, Alois, 1868-1944. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/25020>.