UID:
almafu_9959345476902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 475 pages) :
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1 online resource
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139794954
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1139794957
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. African studies
Originaltitel:
Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou.
Inhalt:
French explorer Réné Caillié (1799-1838) was the first European to document a successful expedition to Timbuktu, Africa's elusive 'city of gold'. Europeans were not welcome there, and until Caillié's expedition no explorer had returned alive. Encouraged by the 10,000 francs offered by the Société de Géographie to the first non-Muslim to bring back information on the city, he set out in 1824 from Senegal and eventually reached Timbuktu in 1828, remaining there for a fortnight before returning to France. His travels are recounted here in this two-volume work, first published in English in 1830. Volume 1 covers his outward journey, with detailed accounts of his travels through Saint-Louis, Kankan and other exotic waypoints, and the people, customs and commerce he encountered in the course of his trip. Vividly written, Caillié's work remains a landmark in the history of African exploration and adventure.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Sep 2016).
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781108061001
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1108061001
Sprache:
Englisch
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