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To Aleppo Gone

'The Prospect of Aleppo' from Henry Maundrel 'Journal of a Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem 1697' Fag.4.33
‘The Prospect of Aleppo’ from Henry Maundrel Journal of a Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem 1697 Fag.B.4.33

For anyone who watches current news footage from Aleppo, it is hard to imagine what this ancient city once was. For centuries it was a peaceful, vibrant, multi-cultural centre with a strong relationship with the West based on trade and tourism. These unique items from the Library’s Research Collections reflect the cultural intersections between East and West once nurtured in Aleppo.

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