Caillié Jomard (47 results)

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly .

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Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. 1830, à Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 3 volumes in-8° et 1 atlas ,1 portrait-frontispice ,5 planches et 1 carte et itinéraire dépliante (900x 650mm). 3 fnch-xii-475pp,426pp,404pp., Très rare et complet- très bel exemplaire sans rousseurs, relié plein cuir orange, imitation écailles, dos lisse avec pièce d'auteur et titre, tomaison (frottements aux pièces). Dans l'Atlas : 5 planches et 1 grande carte repliée par Jomard (Gay. 243 Numa Broc Afrique pp 64-65). René CAILLIÉ (1799-1838) a réalisé deux exploits dont chacun aurait suffi à immortaliser son auteur, le premier ; atteindre Tombouctou et en revenir vivant et le second, traverser le Sahara du Niger au Maroc. Dès 1816, René CAILLIE s'embarque pour le Sénégal comme domestique d'un officier et il commence à rêver de Tombouctou en lisant les récits de Mungo Park. Après un premier séjour à la Guadeloupe, il regagne l'Afrique et participe en 1818-1819 à la malheureuse expédition du major Gray à la recherche du Mungo Park. De retour au Sénégal en 1824, il séjourne durant près de deux années chez les Maures Brakna, dont il apprend la langue, les coutumes, la religion. Lassé par l'indifférence des autorités françaises et anglaises, il décide de se lancer seul, sans appuis, presque sans argent, dans l'immensité du continent noir. Le 19 avril 1827, l'auteur quitte Kakoudy, sur les bords du Rio Nuñez ; à travers le Fouta Djalon, il atteint le haut Niger dans la région de Kouroussa. Puis, par Kankan et Tengréla, il arrive à Djenné après un an de fatigues et de maladies. Là il embarque sur une pirogue qui en un mois le conduit à Kabara, le port de Tombouctou. Le 20 avril 1828, c'est l'arrivée à Tombouctou-la-mystérieuse et la désillusion presque immédiate : la ville est triste, mal bâtie, moins active que Djenné et pratiquement vassale des Touaregs. Dès le 4 mai, Caillié, se faisant toujours passer pour un musulman, prend le chemin du retour, mais quel retour ! Associé à une immense caravane, il traverse le Sahara occidental par Arouan, Taoudeni et le Tafilelt. Souffrant de la faim et de la soif, maltraité par ses compagnons, il parvient à bout de force au Maroc. Le 7 septembre 1828, il est à Tanger où le consul de France, Delaporte, l'accueille et le fait rapatrier. Voyageur autodidacte, se déplaçant dans des conditions très précaires, Caillé n'a pu faire une œuvre rigoureusement scientifique. Ses observations sur la géographie, le climat, l'agriculture, les populations, les villes des régions traversées n'en sont pas moins extrêmement précieuses et seront confirmées par ses successeurs. (Numa Broc). 3 octavo volumes and 1 atlas, 1 frontispiece portrait, 5 plates and 1 folding map and itinerary (900x 650mm). Very rare and complete fine copy, bound in full orange leather, imitation scales, smooth spine with author and title, volume number. René Caillié, son of a humble French baker and orphaned at the age of eleven, was inspired by his reading of Robinson Crusoe to become an explorer (howgego). M10-C.…

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Leather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A lovely first edition of Rene Caillie's important travel work on Central Africa, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes.In the original French.This work documents Rene Caillie's experiences travelling in South Africa. The work notes his time in the town Timbuktu, and he was the first European to return alive from the town.There was a British officer, Major Gordon Laing, who preceded Caillie to Timbuktu in 1826. However, Laing was murdered on leaving the city in September 1826. Due to this, Caillie was the first European to enter and leave the city alive. For this, he was awarded a price of nine-thousand francs, offered by the Societe de Geographie to the first traveller to document exact information on Timbuktu. He also received the Order of the Legion of Honour, the Gold Medal by the Societe de Geographie, and a pension. Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.Volume III illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding plate, and one plate.Written by Rene Caillie, a French explorer. He is best known for this expedition. He found his desire for travel when he was sixteen, and signed up as a member of a naval vessel that was sailing to Saint-Louis on the coast of Western Africa, where he stayed for several months. He made a second visit to West Africa two years later. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, though the front board of Volume I is detached but present. Minor rubbing to the boards and spines. Some loss to the head of the spine of Volume I. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Small cracks to the joints. Front hinge of Volume II is starting but firm, Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spots. Pages 1 and 2 in Volume I are printed in facsimile. Very Good. M. Jomard (illustrator). book.…

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1830 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 461 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 461 Language: French.…