{"product_id":"socotra-memoir-on-the-island-of-socotra-paperback","title":"Socotra: Memoir on the Island of Socotra - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Wellsted\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIbn Al Hamra\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GROUND-BREAKING VISIT TO SOCOTRA ISLAND BY JAMES RAYMOND WELLSTED\u003c\/strong\u003e, in 1834, is the first comprehensive view of the island to the wider world. This edition of MEMOIR ON THE ISLAND OF SOCOTRA is retyped for clarity and includes modern photography to add insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWellsted arrived at the island on board the British survey ship the Palinurus, which was surveying the southern coast of Arabia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs part of the survey, Wellsted disembarked, with Charles Cruttenden, and travelled through much of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWellsted's insights are noteworthy and include not only Socotra's unique flora but also the custom's of the population, as he understood and saw them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocotra is one of the least-known, most spectacular of the world's islands and this book presents it before the modern age, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a remarkable book, written in an easy style about an island that, even today, is isolated and little visited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785852584224,"sku":"9781838075699","price":20.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/754c57d57ad822d5f950f7a70659cc13.webp?v=1780622092","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/socotra-memoir-on-the-island-of-socotra-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}