The Exploration of Africa: From Cairo to the Cape
1991 book by Anne Hugon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Exploration of Africa: From Cairo to the Cape (French: L'Afrique des explorateurs : Vers les sources du Nil, lit. 'Explorers in Africa: To the Sources of the Nile') is a 1991 illustrated monograph on the European exploration of Africa. Written by the French Africanist and historian Anne Hugon, and published in pocket format by Éditions Gallimard as the 117th volume in their "Découvertes" collection[1] (known as "Abrams Discoveries" in the United States, and "New Horizons" in the United Kingdom). In 2003, the book was adapted as a documentary film by the title Le Mystère des sources du Nil.[2]
Author | Anne Hugon |
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Original title | L'Afrique des explorateurs : Vers les sources du Nil |
Translator | Alexandra Campbell |
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Country | France |
Language | French |
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Release number | 1st in series, 117th in collection |
Subject | European exploration of Africa |
Genre | Nonfiction monograph |
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Publication date | 26 September 1991 |
Published in English | 1993 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 176 pp. |
ISBN | 978-2-0705-3130-1 (first edition) |
OCLC | 24832575 |
Preceded by | Magnificat : Jean-Sébastien Bach, le cantor |
Followed by | Les Momies : Un voyage dans l'éternité |
A sequel, Vers Tombouctou : L'Afrique des explorateurs II, was published in 1994, as the 216th volume of "Découvertes". Together, they form a "miniseries"—L'Afrique des explorateurs—in the collection.