Timbuktu: Exploration and French Colonial Conquest

Description

DUBOIS, Félix. TOMBOUCTOU LA MYSTERIEUSE. Ernest Flammarion, Édition du Figaro, Paris, 1897. In-8°, half-vellum binding (split hinges, worn corners, 420 pp., interior well preserved). Numerous illustrations in and out of text from photographs by the author and M.J. Drilhon, Marine Commissioner, with maps and charts. Comprehensive coverage: From Paris to the Niger—the Niger valley—Niger cities—Djenné—founders of Djenné—Songhai Empire—Moroccan invasion—Djenné past and present—Djenné to Timbuktu—Timbuktu through the centuries—commerce and life—Sankore University—politics and literature—Europe and Timbuktu—French conquest.