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Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa, Vol. 3 (of 5)

Chapter 43: Transcriber's note:
By Heinrich Barth
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The narrative presents a travel journal of an extended expedition across lakes, river valleys, and savannahs in Central and North Africa, describing rainy-season conditions, local agriculture, and watercourses. The author records daily progress, encampments, encounters with Arab and African groups, episodes of raiding and slave trade, and political tensions among regional powers. Close observational notes document towns, markets, marriage and festival ceremonies, natural history including vegetation and wildlife, and logistical difficulties of transport and supplies. Descriptions combine geographic surveying, ethnographic detail, and personal travel experiences.

Transcriber's note:

  • Dotless yā’ ى has been transcribed as yā’ ي.
  • Changes in the ERRATA of Vol. 5 and in this volume's ERRATA have been done, as well as the following:
  • pg viii, Changed: "Government of Wádáy — 54" to: "554"
  • pg 21, Added ” after: "Kerím faidanse bágo,"
  • pg 63, Changed: "way of Kúffara, They" to: "way of Kúffara. They"
  • pg 125, Added “ before: "mósogá” (which is limited"
  • pg 132, Changed: "greatly to their their interest" to: "greatly to their interest"
  • caption of plate 13, Changed: "Jany. 22nd. 1853." to: "1852."
  • caption of plate 15, Changed: "March 18th 1853." to: "1852."
  • pg 342, Added “ before: "ngáberí,” or, as they call it"
  • pg 369, Changed: "a green open depresssion clad" to: "depression"
  • pg 380, Changed: "occupied a greal deal of my time" to: "great"
  • pg 421, Changed: "At length in the afternooon" to: "afternoon"
  • pg 460, Changed: "August 15th." to: "August 13th."
  • *pg 498, Changed: "Kishímuwa كسموه (returning westward)." to: كشموه
  • †pg 500, Changed: "النحر المسمي بِمَلجَرا" to: "النهر"
  • pg 501, Changed: "written السِيمِ, a a little further on" to: ", a little"
  • *pg 506, Changed: "Sitati (probably Shitáti) سِظَطِ" to: "سِطَطِ"
  • pg 507, Changed: "Sugurti ariving about the" to: "arriving"
  • †pg 508, Changed: "يسير بطرف النحر ثَادِ" to: "النهر"
  • *pg 510, Changed: "From Ngalá to Tentebú تَنَتبُوا." to: "تَنْتبُوا"
  • pg 511,, footnote 89, Changed: "According to Imám Ah´med" to: "Áhmed"
  • †pg 514, footnote 92, Changed: "كانت ماصفة بالنحر من بلد كَلُم" to: "بالنهر"
  • pg 517, footnote 97, Omitted maddah above "من"
  • *pg 520, Changed: "ولولا دلك ما" to: "ذلك"
  • *pg 520, Changed: "اعطاهم شًبرا من" to: "شبراً"
  • pg 585, Changed: "according to tradition, ninty-nine" to: "ninety-nine"
  • pg 586, Changed: "camels, the Jåátena, the Hamíde" to: "Jʿaátena"
  • pg 599, Changed: "the principa market-place of Dam" to: "principal"
  • pg 604, Changed: "according to Agîd Búrku" to: "Agíd"
  • *: changes based on German edition.
  • †: changes based on, but not listed in ERRATA.
  • Minor changes in punctuation have been done silently.
  • Other spelling inconsistencies have been left unchanged.
  • New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.