René Caillié

Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo 2 Volume Set

And Across the Great Desert, to Morocco, Performed in the Years 1824-1828

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Published in 1830, this two-volume work documents the pioneering expedition of the French explorer Réné Caillié (1799-1838) to Timbuktu.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1018
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 141mm x 60mm
• Gewicht: 1266g
• ISBN-13: 9781108061094
• ISBN-10: 1108061095
• Artikelnr.: 37460810

Inhaltsangabe

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.