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100 1 _aDurand, l'Abbé
_q(Durand, Édouard-Joseph),
_d1832-1881
245 1 4 _aLes Explorateurs du Centre de l'Afrique
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-07-19
508 _aProduced by Mireille Harmelin, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Les Explorateurs du Centre de l'Afrique" by Édouard-Joseph l'Abbé (Durand Durand) is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This book delves into the explorations of Central Africa, highlighting the voyages and discoveries made by various explorers over the centuries. It provides detailed insights into the geography, peoples, and natural resources of the region, countering previously held misconceptions about Africa being predominantly arid and uninhabitable. The book chronicles the significant expeditions in Central Africa, starting from the early knowledge by ancient Egyptians to the exploratory efforts of modern European explorers. It narrates the journeys of figures like David Livingstone, who traversed numerous landscapes and encountered diverse cultures while unraveling the mysteries of the continent's geography. The text also discusses various lakes and rivers, their connections, and the impact of these explorations on trade routes, documentation of flora and fauna, and the historical context of colonization and the slave trade in Africa. Overall, it emphasizes the rich complexity of the central African region and its critical place in the broader narrative of exploration and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAfrica, Central -- Discovery and exploration
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40279
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