The fateful journey : the expedition of Alexine Tinne and Theodor von Heuglin in Sudan (1863-1864) : a study of their travel accounts and ethnographic collections /

The fateful journey : the expedition of Alexine Tinne and Theodor von Heuglin in Sudan (1863-1864) : a study of their travel accounts and ethnographic collections /

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Main Author: Willink, Joost (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2011.

Subjects:

Tinne, Alexandrine, > 1835-1869 > Travel > Sudan.
Heuglin, Theodor von, > 1824-1876 > Travel > Sudan.
Sudan > Discovery and exploration.

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Call Number: DT154.73 .W55 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • •Introduction •Sudan: the place for adventure, trade and science •The White Nile and Khartoum •Perparations for the journey •To the Bahr el-Ghazal •Beyond the Bahr el-Ghazal •The reversal of fortune •A pause in Cairo •After Cairo •The Plantae Tinneanae •The White Nile excursionof the Tinne party •Khartoum in the summer of 1862 •Khartoum •Sudan •Letters A. Tinne from Khartoum and Berber •Tidings from Cairo •Petermann's maps of 1865 and 1869.