Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo
Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo

Author: René Caillié

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 1108061001

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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
Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo

Author: Caillie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 1968-02

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 0415427924

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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.

Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World
Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World

Author: Susan E. Alcock

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0470674253

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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

Mungo Park's Ghost
Mungo Park's Ghost

Author: Dane Kennedy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2024-01-25

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1009393030

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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.