Introduction: Arab Travelers and Early Modern Europeans
Texts: A Note on Translation and Selection
1. France and Holland: Selections from Kitab Nasir al-Din ala al-Qawm al-Kafirin (The Book of the Protector of Religion against the Unbelievers) / Ahmad bin Qasim
2. Europe and South America: Kitab Siyahat al-Khoury Ilyas bin al-Qissees Hanna al-Mawsuli (The Book of the Travels of the Priest Ilyas, Son of the Cleric Hanna al-Mawsuli) / Ilyas Hanna al-Mawsuli
3. Spain: Rihlat al-Wazir fi Iftikak al-Asir (The Journey of the Minister to Ransom the Captive) / Mohammad bin abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani
4. France: Letters / Abdallah bin Aisha.