Jean de la Roque
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Jean de la Roque was a French traveller and journalist born in Marseille
. He was the son of Pierre de la Roque, a merchant who his remembered for introducing coffee
to Marseille in 1644, and the brother of Antoine de la Roque (1672-1744), a noted journalist with whom he collaborated with on the magazine Mercure de France.
Jean de la Roque was the author of Voyage en Syrie et au mont Liban (1722), a book written about his experiences in the Levant
, which he first visited in 1689. Here he describes the customs of the various regional tribes, and provides information on the ruins at Baalbek
. In 1708-10 and 1711-13 he participated on two expeditions to the Arabian peninsula
, and afterwards published his Arabian experiences in a work called Voyage dans l’Arabie heureuse (1716). In this treatise he gives a highly descriptive and detailed account of coffee plantations and the coffee trade in Yemen
.
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
. He was the son of Pierre de la Roque, a merchant who his remembered for introducing coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
to Marseille in 1644, and the brother of Antoine de la Roque (1672-1744), a noted journalist with whom he collaborated with on the magazine Mercure de France.
Jean de la Roque was the author of Voyage en Syrie et au mont Liban (1722), a book written about his experiences in the Levant
Levant
The Levant or ) is the geographic region and culture zone of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt" . The Levant includes most of modern Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and sometimes parts of Turkey and Iraq, and corresponds roughly to the...
, which he first visited in 1689. Here he describes the customs of the various regional tribes, and provides information on the ruins at Baalbek
Baalbek
Baalbek is a town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude , situated east of the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman period, when Baalbek, then known as Heliopolis, was one of the largest sanctuaries in the Empire...
. In 1708-10 and 1711-13 he participated on two expeditions to the Arabian peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula is a land mass situated north-east of Africa. Also known as Arabia or the Arabian subcontinent, it is the world's largest peninsula and covers 3,237,500 km2...
, and afterwards published his Arabian experiences in a work called Voyage dans l’Arabie heureuse (1716). In this treatise he gives a highly descriptive and detailed account of coffee plantations and the coffee trade in Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
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