Arabic-Persian-Turkish Eastern Literature Annotations (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: (French) Flandin, edited by Geng Sheng, translated by Mu Genlai
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Features: The Arabian and Turkic Eastern Documents Collected and Annotated compiled and annotated by the renowned French orientalist Flandin is a classic work on the history of East-West exchanges and the history, geography, society, and economy of the Western Regions and the South China Sea during the 8th to 18th centuries. This work is divided into two volumes; the first volume consists of two chapters, including rich translations of texts and necessary annotations, while the second volume is the third chapter, which first discusses the Arab concepts of the Earth's shape, regional distribution on Earth, and climatic conditions, as well as Arab cartography and the basis for dividing the Indian Ocean into seven seas. An appendix is included, presenting new methods believed to have resolved or addressed certain issues, along with additional appendices summarizing various details about cities and regions with determined directions.