Author: René CailliéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1026
Book Description
Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Author: René CailliéTravels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Author: René CailliéPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108061001
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
Published in 1830, this two-volume work documents the pioneering expedition of the French explorer Réné Caillié (1799-1838) to Timbuktu.
Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Author: CailliePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415427924
Category : Sahara
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Rene Caillie was the first European who penetrated to Timbuctoo and returned to communicate the information he had collected: this account was first published in 1830, and records observations of a journey of 4500 miles.
Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Author: René CailliéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Author: René CailliéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Central Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World
Author: Susan E. AlcockPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470674253
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World reveals the significance and interconnectedness of early civilizations’ pathways. This international collection of readings providing a description and comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of transport and communication across pre-modern cultures. Offers a comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across pre-modern cultures Addresses the burgeoning interest in connectivity and globalization in ancient history, archaeology, anthropology, and recent work in network analysis Explores the societal, cultural, and religious implications of various transportation networks around the globe Includes contributions from an international team of scholars with expertise on pre-modern India, China, Japan, the Americas, North Africa, Europe, and the Near East Structured to encourage comparative thinking across case studies
Monthly Review; Or, New Literary Journal
Author: Ralph GriffithsMungo Park's Ghost
Author: Dane KennedyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009393030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. The forgotten story of their disastrous failures is a revealing case study of the hubris that spurred the exploration of Africa.
Journal of the African Society
Author: African SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Author: