AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
In the introduction, the author of the article states that at a 1909 conference, Prof. Penck contradicted Prof. Grund regarding the presence of loess in North African desert areas. In his article, the author aims at clarifying this issue by explaining that […]
Dranitsyn, D.A.: A Note about Loess in North Africa Read Post »
The book includes several maps and diagrams and is divided into five chapters, each focusing on a different region: Hungary, Italy, Sicily, North Africa, and France. The chapter on Africa (pp. 105-125) provides descriptions of the gardens in Tunis, the flora of the Sahara, and a garden in Algeria […]
Lipskii, V.I.: Botanical Institutions and Gardens in Southern Europe and North Africa Read Post »
Divided into seventeen illustrated chapters, the book delves into Gustav Nachtigal’s expedition to Central Africa (south-Saharan regions, Bornu, Bagirmi, Sudan) between 1869 and 1874 […]
The volume includes ten illustrations, and presents itself as an adaptation for children of a book by Alfred Brehm. The author portrays the perils and challenges of travelling through the Sahara […]
Poretskii, S.A.: A Journey to the Sahara Read Post »
The book includes five illustrations and tells the fictional story of a traveller’s journey to the Sahara desert. The tone is informative and aimed at children; the narrator depicts the harsh conditions of the desert, its climate […]
Vakhterova, E.O.: Across the Desert. Story of a Traveller Read Post »
The book features thirty-two illustrations of African landscapes and people. It is divided into nineteen chapters, prefaced by the author’s introduction and an initial overview of the journey’s circumstances. Chapters One to Nine report travelling around Europe, focusing on Warsaw, Vienna, the Austrian Alps, Italy, Venice, Italian Switzerland, and Marseille. Chapters Ten to Seventeen are devoted to African cities […]
Rutskii, P.G.: To the Oases of the Sahara and across Italy Read Post »
In the opening section of the article, the author reflects on the Sahara Desert and its inhabitants, the Tuareg people, exploring the relationship between them and the harsh desert environment. Beginning with a Tuareg legend conveying the message that the Sahara was specifically created for the Tuareg, the author introduces a different perspective, asserting that the Tuaregs were, in fact, created for the Sahara, without which it would be uninhabited […]
Eliseev, A.V.: In the Country of the Tuareg People Read Post »
The book features lithographs. The chapter devoted to Africa, spanning from page 62 to page 78, opens with a discussion about the desert, which is described as presenting various dangers to travellers, including water scarcity and Bedouin attacks. The subsequent section focuses on Bedouins […]
Anon. – Mores and Customs of Various Inhabitants of Asia, Africa, America, and Australia Read Post »