This is interesting

[Stasa Katz]

Gibb supplies translations of different sections of Battuta's Rihla (travel accounts)

Dunn's Adventures of Ibn Battuta (I think there is a new edition), is an overview of all of the Rihla, from Battuta's upbringing in Tangier, his first journey (the Haj to Meccah) and follows him through his lifetime of journeys, giving an overview.

What is nice is that this book is portable and full of maps, which can be used to infer trade routes, influences on weaponry and also how stories and ideas would have traveled.