Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo : And across the Great Desert, to Morocco, Performed in the Years 1824-1828 (Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo 2 Volume Set)

Caillié, René

Cambridge University Press（2013/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 490 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108061001
• DDC分類 916.7042

Full Description

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.

Contents

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.