Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo - Volume 1

French explorer Rn Cailli (17991838) was the first European to document a successful expedition to Timbuktu Africa''s elusive ''city of gold''. Europeans were not welcome there and until Cailli''s expedition no explorer had returned alive. Encouraged by the 10000 francs offered by the Socit de Gographie to the first non-Muslim to bring back information on the city he set out in 1824 from Senegal and eventually reached Timbuktu in 1828 remaining there for a fortnight before returning to France. His travels are recounted here in this two-volume work first published in English in 1830. Volume 1 covers his outward journey with detailed accounts of his travels through Saint-Louis Kankan and other exotic waypoints and the people customs and commerce he encountered in the course of his trip. Vividly written Cailli''s work remains a landmark in the history of African exploration and adventure.