| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-396) and index. |
| Contents |
Preparations -- Invitation to Africa -- At the edge of the desert -- First steps -- Stalled in Murzuk -- Palace of the demons -- To Aïr -- Plundered -- Days and nights in Tintellust -- Desert port -- Separate ways -- "The celebrated emporium of Negroland" -- Ending -- Kingdom of Bornu -- Mystery solved -- "The horde of the Welad Sliman" -- Razzia -- Captive in Bagirmi -- Letters from home -- Resurrection and death -- Westward -- Prospect of the Niger -- "Obstructed by nature and infested by man" -- Golden city -- In Timbuktu -- Stuck -- Released, more or less -- Rumors and consequences -- Getting out -- Problems at home -- Last journeys. |
| Summary |
Describes the 1849 journey by Heinrich Barth into the unexplored Islamic regions of North and Central Africa, detailing the discoveries he made as he traveled 10,000 miles over five years, lost most of his companions, and finally arrived at Timbuktu. |
| Subject |
Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865 -- Travel -- Africa.
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Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration -- German.
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Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Africa, Central -- Description and travel.
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Africa, North -- Discovery and exploration -- German.
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Africa, North -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Africa, North -- Description and travel.
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Explorers -- Africa, Central -- Biography.
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Explorers -- Africa, North -- Biography.
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Explorers -- Germany -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780393079661 hardcover |
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039307966X hardcover |
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