Exploring the Mysteries of Timbuktu

Description

Félix Dubois' 1897 work, 'TOMBOUCTOU LA MYSTERIEUSE', published by Ernest Flammarion, Paris. In-8° format, half-vellum binding (spine cracked, corners worn, 420 pages well-preserved interior). Abundant illustrations in and out of text based on the author's photographs and those of M.J. Drilhon, Marine commissioner. Covers from Paris to Niger, the Niger Valley, cities of Niger, Dienné, the founders of Dienné, the Songhai Empire, Moroccan invasion, Dienné then and now, from Dienné to Timbuktu, and Timbuktu across the centuries, commerce and life, the University of Sankoré, politics, literature, and the French conquest.