ISBN: 0511996810

Printed Access Code, [EAN: 9780511996818], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press, Book, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, Born in Hamburg, Hen… Plus…

Printed Access Code, [EAN: 9780511996818], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press, Book, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, Born in Hamburg, Henry (Heinrich) Barth (1821-1865) studied history, archaeology, geography and Arabic. He joined James Richardson's 1849 expedition to Africa, which aimed to open the interior to trade and to study slavery. Following the deaths of Richardson (1851) and his colleague Overweg (1852), Barth led the expedition alone. His travels extended to Lake Chad in the east, Cameroon in the south and Timbuktu in the west. He was the first European to use the oral traditions of the local tribes for historical research, learning several African languages, and studying the history, resources and civilisations of the people he encountered. Barth's five-volume account includes plates, engravings and detailed annotated maps. Published in both English and German in 1857-1858, it is still regarded as a major source on African culture. Volume 1 covers the expedition's journey from Tunis to present-day Niger, and includes descriptions of Roman ruins in Libya., 4762, Africa, 15812761, Central Africa, 15812771, East Africa, 15812791, North Africa, 15812781, Southern Africa, 15812801, West Africa, 4763, Algeria, 4764, Angola, 4765, Benin, 4766, Botswana, 2259284011, Burkina Faso, 2259285011, Burundi, 2259286011, Cameroon, 2259287011, Cape Verde, 2259288011, Central African Republic, 2259289011, Chad, 4767, Comoros, 4780, Côte d'Ivoire, 4768, Democratic Republic of Congo, 4769, Djibouti, 4997, Egypt, 4771, Equatorial Guinea, 4772, Eritrea, 4773, Ethiopia, 4774, Gabon, 4775, Gambia, 4777, Ghana, 4778, Guinea, 4779, Guinea Bissau, 4781, Kenya, 4782, Lesotho, 4783, Liberia, 4784, Libya, 4785, Madagascar, 4786, Malawi, 4787, Mali, 4788, Mauritania, 4903, Mauritius, 4789, Morocco, 4790, Mozambique, 4791, Namibia, 4792, Niger, 4793, Nigeria, 2259291011, Republic of the Congo, 4794, Rwanda, 4824, Sao Tome and Principe, 4795, Senegal, 4910, Seychelles, 4796, Sierra Leone, 4797, Somalia, 4798, South Africa, 4799, Sudan, 4800, Swaziland, 4801, Tanzania, 4802, Togo, 4803, Tunisia, 4804, Uganda, 4805, Western Sahara, 4806, Zambia, 4807, Zimbabwe, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 0511996810

Printed Access Code, [EAN: 9780511996818], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press, Book, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, Born in Hamburg, Hen… Plus…

Printed Access Code, [EAN: 9780511996818], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press, Book, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, Born in Hamburg, Henry (Heinrich) Barth (1821-1865) studied history, archaeology, geography and Arabic. He joined James Richardson's 1849 expedition to Africa, which aimed to open the interior to trade and to study slavery. Following the deaths of Richardson (1851) and his colleague Overweg (1852), Barth led the expedition alone. His travels extended to Lake Chad in the east, Cameroon in the south and Timbuktu in the west. He was the first European to use the oral traditions of the local tribes for historical research, learning several African languages, and studying the history, resources and civilisations of the people he encountered. Barth's five-volume account includes plates, engravings and detailed annotated maps. Published in both English and German in 1857-1858, it is still regarded as a major source on African culture. Volume 1 covers the expedition's journey from Tunis to present-day Niger, and includes descriptions of Roman ruins in Libya., 4762, Africa, 4763, Algeria, 4997, Egypt, 4773, Ethiopia, 4781, Kenya, 4793, Nigeria, 4798, South Africa, 4799, Sudan, 4807, Zimbabwe, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<