Through Timbuctu and across the great Sahara /

A travel account traces an overland expedition from the West African coast into the Niger watershed and across the Sahara to the Mediterranean, blending practical journey notes with ethnographic observation. It documents climate and landscape, including dry desert winds, mountain ranges, rivers, and the challenges of long marches and changing carriers. Encounters with local communities describe social customs, secret societies, burial rites, markets, music, and responses to colonial frontiers and conflict. Natural history and hunting recur throughout, alongside discussions of trade, smuggling, and the daily logistics of travel in remote regions.