Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo : And across the Great Desert, to Morocco, Performed in the Years 1824–1828 Paperback / softback
by Rene Caillie
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies series
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:490 pages, 1 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/03/2013
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- ISBN:9781108061001
