Les Touâreg du nord by Henri Duveyrier
"Les Touâreg du nord" by Henri Duveyrier is a scientific monograph of exploration, geography, and ethnography written in the mid-19th century. It presents the results of an extended Saharan journey, uniting rigorous mapping, physical geography, and natural history with a detailed portrait of the northern Tuareg—especially the Azdjer and Ahaggar confederations—their society, routes, and commerce. Intended for scholars and policymakers, it reads as both a field report and a foundational study of
the central Sahara. The opening of the work sets out the expedition’s aims (to fill geographic gaps, create relations with Saharan peoples, and prepare for deeper ventures south), acknowledges official and scholarly support, and routes the reader through the author’s stages from Algeria and Tunisia to Tripolitania, Ghadames, Rhât, and Mourzouk, amid illnesses and logistical challenges. The foreword distinguishes environmental hardships from human and political obstacles, explains the cartographic method (itineraries, astronomical positions, and controlled indigenous reports), and announces a separate volume on commerce. The introduction outlines the plan: four books covering the physical setting, natural productions, commercial and religious centers, and a full ethnography of the northern Tuareg, plus an appendix comparing ancient and modern geography and clear rules for transcribing Arabic and Berber terms. A formal report from the Paris Geographical Society summarizes the scientific results, highlights the mapped network of routes, the vast Igharghar valley and the mountainous Ahaggar, and praises the map’s value, noting the Sahara’s varied relief and hydrology. A glossary of indigenous terms, errata, and additions precede Book One, which begins by defining the four Tuareg confederations, their broad limits, and then opens the physical geography with a focus on dune zones and the elevated plateaus. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Duveyrier, Henri, 1840-1892 |
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| Contributor | Bourguignat, J. R. (Jules René), 1829-1892 |
| Contributor | Cosson, E. (Ernest), 1819-1889 |
| Title | Les Touâreg du nord |
| Original Publication | Paris: Challamel Ainé, 1864. |
| Series Title | Exploration du Sahara, tome premier. [No more published.] |
| Credits | Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca de la Escuela de Estudios Árabes-CSIC and the Bibliothèque nationale de France/Gallica) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa |
| Subject | Tuaregs |
| Subject | Plants -- Sahara |
| Subject | Animals -- Sahara |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76587 |
| Release Date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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