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Voyages to the Coast of Africa

Voyages to the Coast of Africa

Saugnier, Messrs
Brisson, Messers

Paperback

Travel WritingExplorationGeneral Military History

ISBN10: 1905748167
ISBN13: 9781905748167
Publisher: Naval & Military Press
Published: Oct 19 2016
Pages: 520
Weight: 1.31
Height: 1.05 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A rare and fascinating first-hand account of an ill-fated French expedition to explore west Africa in the late 18th century. The explorers, Messieurs Saugnier and Bresson were shipwrecked off the coast of Senegal, only to be sold into Arabic slavery, where they languished for a long time before being rescued. During their incarceration the two men learned Arabic and made many valuable observations of the then rulers of Africa that are set down here. Despite their grim experiences, the two men were keen to return to Africa and the book is therefore a prospectus for other bold explorers to follow in their footsteps; and the area they traversed did indeed become France's African empire.

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