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'Personal Narrative of Pilgrimage to El Medinah & Meccah' by Richard Francis Burton. Photo: Peter Harrington London
'Personal Narrative of Pilgrimage to El Medinah & Meccah' by Richard Francis Burton. Photo: Peter Harrington London
Rare Richard Francis Burton collection worth £2 million in Abu Dhabi
The 19th-century explorer provided the British Empire with rare insights into the region