• Cartographic Darfur journey cover for Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria by William George Browne
  • Original frontispiece of an ancient Egyptian temple
  • Original map of the route of the Soudan caravan from Assiut to Darfur
  • Original historical map of Darfur
  • Original plan of the residence of the Sultan of Fur
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William George Browne

Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria

Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria

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“By taking the route of Dar-Fûr, I was taught to believe that I might hope for the advantages of a regular government; and with proper management might expect every favour from the monarch.”

“On the 21st April 1793, I set out from Bulak, having embarked on the Nile.”

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William George Browne's landmark 1799 narrative records journeys through Egypt and Syria and, most unusually, his nearly three-year residence in Darfur after crossing the desert with the Soudan caravan. It is one of the earliest detailed European accounts of Darfur and its connections with the Nile world.

This Nile Book Store edition includes:
the complete twenty-nine-chapter text and appendix; the original temple frontispiece; the Soudan caravan route map; the original map of Darfur; the plan of the Sultan of Fur's residence; linked contents; reflowable typography; and a new cartographic cover.

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Historical context: This eighteenth-century European account contains colonial-era assumptions and dated or offensive descriptions of race, religion, gender, health, and enslavement. It is presented unabridged for historical and research value.

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Author: William George Browne · First published: 1799

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