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  1. Ludovico di Varthema, also known as Barthema and Vertomannus (c. 1470 – 1517), was an Italian traveller, diarist and aristocrat known for being one of the first non-Muslim Europeans to enter Mecca as a pilgrim.

  2. Jun 11, 2015 · A book about the 16th-century Italian traveler who disguised himself as a Muslim and visited Mecca, Yemen, India, and Ceylon. Learn about his adventures, his encounters with different cultures and religions, and his legacy in travel literature.

  3. May 28, 2024 · Lodovico de Varthema (born c. 1465–70, Bologna [Italy]—died June 1517, Rome, Papal States) was an intrepid Italian traveler and adventurer whose account of his Middle Eastern and Asiatic wanderings was widely circulated throughout Europe and earned him high fame in his own lifetime.

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  4. Jun 11, 2008 · The travels of Ludovico di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, India, and Ethiopia, A.D. 1503 to 1508 : Varthema, Lodovico de, 15th cent : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.

  5. Ludovico di Varthema (ca. 1470-ca. 1517) was an Italian traveler and adventurer. Current opinion holds that he did, indeed, visit all the places in the East he claimed, including some in which he was the first European.

  6. LUDOVICO DI VARTHEMA (BARTHEMA, VERTOMANNUS, &C.) of Bologna (fl. 1502-1510), Italian traveller and writer. He was perhaps a soldier before beginning his distant journeys, which he undertook apparently from a passion for adventure,. novelty and the fame which (then especially) attended successful exploration.

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  8. Book: The Travels of Ludovico di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, India, and Ethiopa, A.D. 1503 to 1508 Online publication: 05 June 2013 Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511694639.006

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