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050 4 _aDT
100 1 _aBernard, Augustin,
_d1865-1947
245 1 3 _aLa pénétration saharienne (1830-1906)
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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_2rdacarrier
500 _aEarlier edition published under title: Historique de la pénétration saharienne.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-08-09
508 _aGalo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by Bibliothèque numérique Paris 8 (Octaviana))
520 _a"La pénétration saharienne (1830-1906)" by Augustin Bernard and Napoléon Lacroix is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the French exploration and colonization efforts in the Sahara, specifically detailing the attempts to penetrate the region between 1830 and 1906. It likely addresses the geographical, political, and economic factors behind these endeavors, providing insights into the motivations and challenges faced by explorers and colonial powers in the Sahara. The opening of the text introduces the Sahara as an arid region situated between Mediterranean and tropical climates, emphasizing its significance in the context of French colonial aspirations in Algeria. It discusses the early phases of exploration, beginning with France's conquest of Algeria in 1830, and highlights the initial uncertainties regarding the geography and indigenous populations of the area. Early geographical inquiries, often rooted in ancient knowledge, set the stage for scientific exploration that aimed to understand the Sahara better while addressing the political ambitions of France to establish authority and engage in commerce in these remote desert territories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cAlgiers: Imprimerie algérienne, 1906
653 _aAfrica, North -- History
653 _aFrench -- Africa, North
653 _aFrench -- Sahara
653 _aDiscoveries in geography -- French
653 _aSahara -- Discovery and exploration
700 1 _aLacroix, Napoléon,
_d1855-1910
856 4 _uhttps://octaviana.fr/document/FJDNM034
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74216
999 _c114941
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