Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846

The narrative recounts a nine-month expedition across the central Sahara, traveling among Touarick and other Saharan tribes and visiting oases and desert towns including Ghadames, Ghat, and Mourzuk. It combines day-by-day travel episodes, prolonged residence in key settlements, and practical descriptions of caravan life, water sources, local architecture, religious observance during the Ramadan, and natural phenomena such as sand storms and rock formations. Ethnographic observations of dress, customs, and daily routines alternate with maps, sketches, and accounts of preparations and routes between Tripoli, Fezzan, and interior oases, offering a detailed travel chronicle and topographical account of the region.