Original title :TOMBOUCTOU Die Geheimnisvolle 1897
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TIMBUKTU DAS GEHEIMNISVOLLE by DUBOIS, Felix. Ernest Flammarion edition from Le Figaro, Paris. 1897. In-8°. Half-parchment binding with split joints and blunt corners. 420 pages. Well-preserved interior. Numerous illustrations throughout and outside text, based on author's photographs and those by M.J. Drilhon, Marine Commissioner, with plans and maps. Contents include: Paris to Niger – the Niger – Niger valley –…
TIMBUKTU DAS GEHEIMNISVOLLE by DUBOIS, Felix. Ernest Flammarion edition from Le Figaro, Paris. 1897. In-8°. Half-parchment binding with split joints and blunt corners. 420 pages. Well-preserved interior. Numerous illustrations throughout and outside text, based on author's photographs and those by M.J. Drilhon, Marine Commissioner, with plans and maps. Contents include: Paris to Niger – the Niger – Niger valley – Niger cities – Djenné – founders of Djenné – Songhai Empire – Moroccan invasion – Djenné past and present – Djenné to Timbuktu – Timbuktu through centuries – commerce and life – University of Sankoré – politics and literature – Europe and Timbuktu – French conquest.
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