Arabia Felix
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"Arabia Felix" is a 1932 travel and exploration book by British civil servant and explorer Bertram Thomas, recounting his pioneering journey across the southern Arabian Peninsula.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
exploration narrative ⓘ travel book ⓘ |
| author | Bertram Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
crossing of the Rub al Khali
ⓘ
journey across southern Arabia ⓘ |
| documents |
first recorded west-to-east crossing of southern Arabian desert by a European
ⓘ
local customs and traditions in southern Arabia ⓘ routes across southern Arabian desert ⓘ |
| features |
Bedouin guides
ⓘ
tribal societies of southern Arabia ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
Hadhramaut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
British civil servant
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | early detailed Western account of southern Arabia interior ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300-400 pages ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | British imperial ⓘ |
| hasReception | well received in exploration circles ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Rub al Khali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Arabian interior ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentEditions | yes ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of desert hardships
ⓘ
ethnographic observations ⓘ geographical descriptions ⓘ |
| isAbout | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arabian Desert exploration
ⓘ
southern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedField | Arabian exploration history ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Arabia Deserta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Fortunate Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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