Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo 2 Volume Set

And across the Great Desert, to Morocco, Performed in the Years 1824–1828

René Caillié (Autor)

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1018 Seiten

2013
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-06109-4 (ISBN)

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First published in 1830, this two-volume work documents the expedition to Timbuktu of Réné Caillié (1799–1838), the first European explorer to visit the city and return alive. The volumes include detailed accounts of the people, customs and commerce he encountered along the way.

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 the people, customs and commerce he encountered on the way. Volume 2 covers his time in Timbuktu, its tribal conflict and slavery, and the return journey across the Sahara Desert while suffering from fever and fatigue. Vividly written, Caillié's work remains a landmark in the history of African exploration and adventure.

Volume 1: Advertisement; Introduction; 1. Pedestrian journey from St Louis to Neyreh; 2. The author is forced to turn physician; 3. Method of cultivating and using millet; 4. Difficulty in going to market; 5. Disappointments experienced at St Louis; 6. Departure of the author on his great expedition; 7. Popoco; 8. Bridge over the Tankisso; 9. Description of Baleya; 10. Further account of Kankan and its environs; 11. Wassoulo; 12. Abode at Timé; 13. Description of Timé and its environs; 14. Departure from Timé; 15. Cultivation of tobacco; 16. Oulasso; 17. Dwarf cotton; 18. Crossing the Dhioliba. Volume 2: Preface; 19. Departure for Timbuctoo; 20. Tongom; 21. Journey from Cabra to Timbuctoo; 22. Departure from Timbuctoo; 23. Violence of the east winds; 24. Wells of Amoul-Gragin; 25. Country of el-Drah; 26. Description of Talifet; 27. Description of el-Fez; Geographical remarks and inquiries.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.3.2013
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
Zusatzinfo	5 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	145 x 224 mm
Gewicht	1285 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Afrika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-108-06109-5 / 1108061095
ISBN-13	978-1-108-06109-4 / 9781108061094
Zustand	Neuware