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100 1 _aWerne, Ferdinand,
_d1800-1874
240 1 0 _aExpedition zur Entdeckung der Quellen des Weissen Nil (1840-1841). English
245 1 0 _aExpedition to discover the sources of the White Nile, in the years 1840, 1841, Vol. 1 (of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2024-04-25
508 _aGalo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/University of Pretoria)
520 _a"Expedition to Discover the Sources of the White Nile" by Ferdinand Werne is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work documents Werne's journey as part of an expedition aimed at unveiling the origins of the White Nile during the years 1840 and 1841, focusing on the geographical, cultural, and social observations made during the advent of European exploration in Africa. The opening of this expedition narrative sets the stage with a preface acknowledging the significance and originality of Werne's work. It emphasizes the importance of such explorations for understanding unexplored regions and their local populations. The text details the complexities surrounding the motivations of figures like Mohammed Ali, the Viceroy of Egypt, for undertaking such expeditions, highlighting the undertones of greed and colonialism amidst the scientific endeavors. There is also an introduction to the characters involved in the expedition and a sense of urgency and excitement as the group prepares for their journey, which begins in Khartum, amid political intrigue and the backdrop of slave trade and imperial ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Richard Bentley, 1849
653 _aNile River
700 1 _aO'Reilly, Charles William
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/expeditiontodisc00wern
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73465
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