03249cam a22003373u 4500 76316 UtSlPG 20260610134751.0 m cr n 260607r20251857utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 DT Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865 Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa, Vol. 1 (of 5) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-06-16 Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Getty Research Institute and Smithsonian Libraries) "Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa, Vol. 1 (of 5) : being…" by Henry Barth is an expedition journal and geographical-ethnographic account written in the mid-19th century. It charts a British-sponsored journey from the Mediterranean coast into the Sahara and Central Africa, blending routes, maps, natural history, and close observations of Arab, Berber, and Black African societies. The work addresses exploration goals (notably the Niger–Bénué system), antiquities, and the politics of slavery and Islam in the region. It will appeal to readers interested in rigorous travel narrative, early scientific fieldwork, and the cultural and political textures of the Sahara’s borderlands. The opening of the book sets out Barth’s enlistment in the British mission led by James Richardson, his reasons for joining, the government’s aims (exploration and anti–slave-trade diplomacy), and practical choices such as traveling armed, carrying a boat, and once adopting a Muslim guise for safety. The Preface distinguishes foreign slave-trading from domestic slavery, explains Barth’s decision to witness a slave-raiding campaign to report it accurately, and lays out scientific goals, mapping methods, and his system for spelling African names. It sketches the vast scope of travel and peoples encountered and acknowledges collaborators, maps, and illustrations. Chapter I then narrates the journey from Tunis to Tripoli via coastal towns, a grueling sail across the Lesser Syrtis and the Djerba channels, and an overland caravan by Lake Bibán and Zuwara to the capital. At the start of Chapter II, while awaiting equipment, Barth and Overweg make a preliminary excursion into the mountain belt south of Tripoli, describing plantations, wadis, Roman ruins (notably the Enshéd e’ Sufét sepulchre), Berber villages, geology, springs, and the hardships of wind, cold, and uncertain paths under Ottoman oversight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1857 Africa, Central -- Description and travel Africa, North -- Description and travel Bernatz, Johann Martin, 1802-1878 https://archive.org/details/travelsdiscoveri01bart_2 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76316 117041 117041