The Travels of Bertrandon de la Brocquiere: To Palestine and his return from Jerusalem overland to France

by Klaus Schwanitz and Bertrandon de la Brocquière

Bertrandon de la Bro(c)qui re (c. 1400 - 9 May 1459) was a Burgundian spy and pilgrim to the Middle East in 1432-33. The book of his travels, Le Voyage d'Outre-Mer, is a detailed and lively account of the political situations and practical customs of the various regions he visited. He wrote it in French at the request of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, for the purpose of facilitating a new crusade. Bertrandon was born late in the fourteenth century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541268008
• ISBN13: 9781541268005
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"