Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa
Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849–1855
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19902796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heinrich Barth (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa Vol. 3 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511996832 |
| OpenAlex | W4298881178 |
| ISBN | 9780511996832 |
| Open Library | OL29066683M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
Born in Hamburg, Henry (Heinrich) Barth (1821–1865) studied history, archaeology, geography and Arabic. He joined James Richardson's 1849 expedition to Africa, which aimed to open the interior to trade and to study slavery. Following the deaths of Richardson (1851) and his colleague Overweg (1852), Barth led the expedition alone. His travels extended to Lake Chad in the east, Cameroon in the south and Timbuktu in the west. He was the first European to use the oral traditions of the local tribes for historical research, learning several African languages, and studying the history, resources and civilisations of the people he encountered. Barth's five-volume account includes plates, engravings and detailed annotated maps. Published in both English and German in 1857–1858, it is still regarded as a major source on African culture. Volume 3 describes the peoples and terrain around Lake Chad, and experiences including the party's arrest and Overweg's death
Ancient history · Arabic · Archaeology · Geography · German · Historical geography · Human geography · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Anthropology · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Africa · central, description and travel · description and travel · north
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1964 - 2025 (62) |
| Highly cited | No |