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The Explorer Who Faked His Way Through the Hajj (files.mastodon.social)
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The Explorer Who Faked His Way Through the HajjEnglishman Richard Burton wore several disguises, ranging from merchant to doctor to pilgrim in the holy city of Mecca.By Kayla Johnsondaily.jstor.org/the-explorer-wRichard Burton at PG:gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/898#books #literature #history

Portrait of Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar, c. 1863, by Ernest Edwards, from vintage albumen print in the publication Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science, and Art, with Biographical Memoirs, Edwards, Ernest, and Lovell Reeve, State Library of New South Wales, DSM/920.042/P Burton is dressed in Middle Eastern/Ottoman attire: Fez or tarbush (traditional cap) Flowing robes and kaftan Sash around the waist Dagger visible at his waist Oriental setting: Seated on cushions with draped fabric and tent-like backdrop His characteristic intense gaze and prominent mustache A pose suggesting his famous ability to "pass" as a native in various cultures https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg/960px-Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg

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