02921cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500710014526400510021630000470026733600260031433700260034033800360036650000310040250801570043352016490059053400830223965300460232265300440236870000320241270000390244485600570248385600430254076319UtSlPG20260610134751.0mcr n260607r20251857utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDT1 aBarth, Heinrich,d1821-186510aTravels and discoveries in North and Central Africa, Vol. 4 (of 5) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-06-16  aGalo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Getty Research Institute and Smithsonian Libraries)  a"Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa, Vol. 4 (of 5) :  being…." by Henry Barth is a travel journal written in the mid-19th century. This volume charts a westward expedition across the Sahel from Bornu toward the Sokoto empire, the middle Niger, and ultimately Timbuktu, blending route-mapping with rich notes on peoples, politics, trade, and landscape. Readers can expect first-hand observations of rivers, markets, and frontier towns, alongside encounters with local rulers and Tuareg clans.  The opening of the volume explains how the death of the author’s colleague led him to abandon a return to Kanem and the northeast of Lake Chad and instead aim for the Niger and Timbuktu via Sokoto. After securing a treaty in Bornu, coping with tight funds, and assembling a lean caravan of trusted servants, two freed boys, and an Arab broker, he leaves Kukawa and moves through Koyam and Manga, recording cold nights, busy wells, farms, and shifting sands. He lingers over the Komadugu’s floodplain—its backwaters, wildlife, and the ruins of the old capital Ghasr‑éggomo—then crosses the river at Zengiri and detours into Bedde country, where swamps, cotton plots, and walled towns bring both hospitality and theft. Turning into the hilly, little-known province of Múniyó, he describes a dazzling natron lake near Búne, a palm grove at Túnguré, and cultivated valleys hemmed by granite ridges. The section closes with his arrival at Gúre and a first look at the powerful governor’s fortified residence, revenues, and tax system as he prepares for an audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1857  aAfrica, Central -- Description and travel  aAfrica, North -- Description and travel1 aNicholson, John,d1808-18861 aBernatz, Johann Martin,d1802-18784 uhttps://archive.org/details/travelsdiscoveri01bart_240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76319