Amédée Tardieu, S. Chérubini & Noël Desvergers - Sénégambie et Guinée. Nubie. Abyssinie - 1847

A charming illustrated edition of this vast 19th-century encyclopedic and geographical undertaking, which aims to describe extra-European regions from a scholarly and colonial perspective.

The work presents itself as a historical, ethnographic and geographical overview of the territories of West Africa (Senegambia and Guinea) and East Africa (Nubia and Abyssinia), combining descriptions of landscapes, climates and natural resources with information on the peoples, their customs, their languages and their political structures -

The authors blend ancient, medieval, and modern references, drawing on accounts from Arab, European, and missionary travelers to construct a scholarly and comprehensive image of these regions.

Nubia and Abyssinia are approached through their historical role in trade between East and Africa, their early Christianity and their local dynasties, while Senegambia and Guinea are described in the context of maritime explorations, trading posts and the beginnings of the slave trade.

Amédée Tardieu, S. Chérubini & Noël Desvergers - Senegambia and Guinea. Nubia. Abyssinia - 1847 - Firmin Didot Frères -

Good condition of the binding, book in its original half-leather binding, marbled boards, wear and tear, rubbed headcaps, corners and joints, marbled edges, smooth spine with decoration, gilt title on a red morocco label -

Good internal condition, some foxing, work enriched with numerous engravings outside the text, including a frontispiece, text in two columns -

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