02945cam a22003493u 4500 76319 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. 4 (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. 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.) Originally published: London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1857 Africa, Central -- Description and travel Africa, North -- Description and travel Nicholson, John, 1808-1886 Bernatz, Johann Martin, 1802-1878 https://archive.org/details/travelsdiscoveri01bart_2 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76319 117044 117044