J. L. Burckhardt – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

The man who discovered a ‘lost’ wonder of the world

Posted on 22 August 2012 by Special Collections

Among the numerous treasures at Cambridge University Library are the private documents of the explorer John Lewis Burckhardt, who rediscovered the ancient city of Petra […]

In the spotlight, Manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern

Burckhardt in Cambridge

Posted on 2 March 2012 by Catherine Ansorge

Housed inside a small brown box shelved alongside other Library manuscripts is an assortment of 15 slim notebooks formerly belonging to the scholar and explorer […]

In the spotlight, Manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern