Jean Dybowski - La route du Tchad, du Loango au Chari - 1895

Exciting illustrated edition of this travel and scientific exploration narrative devoted to a mission in Central Africa aimed at linking the coastal regions of Loango, on the Atlantic, with the interior basins of the Chari and Chad, in a context marked by European colonial competition and the desire to better know the still little-explored territories of equatorial Africa -

The work retraces the different stages of the expedition through regions characterized by great geographical diversity, ranging from humid coastal and forested zones to savannas, plateaus and the riverine regions of central Africa -

The author describes precisely the landscapes traversed, the great rivers and tributaries, the equatorial forests, the marshy zones and ecological transition regions, stressing the contrasts between the natural environments and their influence on human livelihoods. A significant part of the narrative is devoted to the peoples encountered along the route -

Jean Dybowski - The Road to Chad, from Loango to the Chari - SD (circa 1895) - Firmin-Didot et Cie -
237 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, work in full cherry cloth, institutional crests gold-stamped at the center of the first cover, binding under protective cellophane, handling soiling and wear, some minor defects on the cover, spine wrinkled and worn, smooth spine ornamented, titling and author name gilded, pretty motif on the first cover -

Good interior condition, paper slightly oxidized, presence of a few light foxing marks in the body of the volume, small vignette on the title page, volume enriched with beautiful engravings in black in text and out of text including a superb portrait on the frontispiece, endpapers in decent condition, a pleasant copy -

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