French explorer R�n� Cailli� (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 Cailli�'s expedition no explorer had returned alive. Encouraged by the 10,000 francs offered by the Soci�t� de G�ographie 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 ...
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French explorer R�n� Cailli� (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 Cailli�'s expedition no explorer had returned alive. Encouraged by the 10,000 francs offered by the Soci�t� de G�ographie 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, Cailli�'s work remains a landmark in the history of African exploration and adventure.
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