Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo; and across the Great Desert, to Morocco, performed in the years 1824-1828, Vol. 2 (of 2)Caillié, René
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Travels through Central Africa to Timbuctoo; and across the Great Desert, to Morocco, performed in the years 1824-1828, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Caillié, René
Sahara -- Description and travel; Sudan (Region) -- Description and travel
Violence of the east winds — Pillars of sand — Scarcity of water
— Deplorable situation of the caravan — Hills of loose sand —
Rocks of granite — Wells of Telig — Toudeyni, rich salt mines
— Thistle of the desert — Vexations and persecutions of the
Moors, their intolerance — Wells of Cramès — Wells of Trases
or Trarzas — Trajacant Moors.
CHAPTER XXIV.
Wells of Amoul-Gragin — Enormous serpents — High sand-hills
called Helk — Wells of Amoul-Taf — Hills of various-coloured
granite — Wells of el-Ekseif; very good water — Wells called
Marabouty, el-Guedea, Mayara, and Sibicia — High and steep
mountains, defiles and precipices — A severe fall — Encampment
of Sidi-Aly — El-Harib — The Berbers. Tatta — Description of
the country at el-Harib, customs; the tribes who inhabit it.
CHAPTER XXV.
Country of el-Drah — Zawât — el-Hamid — Bounou — Town
of Mimcina — Camp of Berbers — Tabelbât — The Tawâts —
Wells of Yeneguedel, of Faratissa, of Bohayara — Customs of the
Berbers — Wells of Goud-Zenaga, of Zenatyia — Town of el-Yabo
— Wells of Chanerou, of Nyela — Arrival at Tafilet — Town
of Ghourland — Market — Ressaut, the residence of a Governor
under the Emperor of Morocco.
CHAPTER XXVI.
Description of Tafilet and its commerce — Flourishing state
of agriculture and industry — Miserable condition of the Jews;
their habits and customs — Afilé — Gardens — Taneyara, Marca,
M’Dyara, Rahaba — Chains of granite mountains — Small river
of Guigo — L’Eyarac, Tamaroc, Kars, Ain-Zeland, L’Eksebi —
Very high mountains covered with cork-trees — L’Quin — Guigo
— Town of Soforo — Town of el-Fez, or Fez, the ancient capital
of Morocco.
CHAPTER XXVII.
Description of el-Fez — Markets, monuments, gardens, police —
Mequinaz — Inhospitality — Arm of the sea called Sbo — Arbata
or Rabata or Rabat, the ancient Sallee — Visit to the Consular
Agent — The traveller avoids the camp of the Emperor of Morocco
— Writes to the Vice Consul M. Delaporte — Larache — Arrives at
Tangier 7th of September, almost dying, emaciated by want, fatigue,
and fever — Generous reception of M. Delaporte — Anxiety of the
traveller — Is introduced by night and concealed by the Consul
— M. Delaporte obtains from the naval commander of the Cadiz
station a vessel to convey him to France.
GEOGRAPHICAL REMARKS AND INQUIRIES.
CHAPTER I.
§ I.—General retrospect of the published information on this
subject prior to M. Caillié’s travels.
§ II.—Analysis of the itinerary map, and of the general map of
the travels.
ARTICLE I.
Early travels of M. Caillié.
ARTICLE II.
Map of the traveller’s route.
First part of the journey.
Second part of the travels.
Observations on the course of the Dhioliba as traced from Couroussa
to Sego and Djenné.
Third part of the travels.
ARTICLE III.
Remarks on the general map of the travels and the elements which
serve for its basis.
Observations on the situation of Timbuctoo, and particularly on
its longitude.
Bearings of M. Caillié’s routes.
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