Iconic jeweller Jacques Cartier’s much-celebrated journey to Bahrain will be the focus of a new book celebrating the kingdom and the region’s rich heritage by historian and author Dr Abdullah Mohammed Al Sulaiti.
The researcher, who has delved into the world of the famous Frenchman for more than three years studying and interviewing families directly related to him, recently staged a lecture at the Bahrain National Museum entitled ‘Jacques Cartier’s Journey to Bahrain in 1912’ featuring material that had rarely been displayed in public .