Journal de route de Henri Duveyrier by Henri Duveyrier
"Journal de route de Henri Duveyrier" by Henri Duveyrier is a travel journal written in the mid-19th century. It records a scientific and ethnographic journey across the Algerian and Tunisian Sahara, mixing precise route notes with observations on peoples, languages, flora, fauna, water sources, and oasis life. This edition frames the field notes with an editorial preface and a biographical sketch that situate the expedition and its methods. The beginning of the
volume presents a foreword explaining the posthumous publication and light editing of the field notebooks, followed by a biography tracing the explorer’s Provençal family, early schooling in Germany, love of languages and natural history, guidance from prominent scholars, a formative Algerian trip, mentorship by Heinrich Barth, and thorough preparation to travel openly as a Christian. The journal then opens at Biskra (January–February), where the traveler lists the diverse sub-Saharan communities present, studies local mollusks and thermal waters, checks time and latitude, and notes Roman remains. Setting out southward, he crosses Chegga and Oumm-et-Tiour to the Oued-Righ and the Souf, describing dunes, winds, vegetation (drin, retam, arta), fauna tracks, and the labor of desert travel with guides and camels. He sketches the oases and towns—Merhaier, Guemar, Tarhzout, Kouinin, and El-Oued—with remarks on irrigation, palm culture, prices, religious affiliations, and local traditions of origin. Turning toward Ouargla via Sidi el-Bachir and Sayyal, he encounters Touareg on the move and hears of tensions between tribes before traversing hamada and sebkha. The opening section closes with his arrival at Ouargla, a first survey of its kasbah ruins, narrow vaulted streets, mosques, tribal quarters, Mozabite colony, and the populace’s complaints about abuses by local notables. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Duveyrier, Henri, 1840-1892 |
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| Editor | Maunoir, Ch. (Charles), 1830-1901 |
| Editor | Schirmer, Henri, 1862-1931 |
| Title | Journal de route de Henri Duveyrier |
| Original Publication | Paris: A. Challamel, 1905. |
| Note | Add head of title: Sahara algérien et tunisien. |
| Credits | Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France/Gallica) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa |
| Subject | Tunisia -- Description and travel |
| Subject | Algeria -- Description and travel |
| Subject | Sahara -- Description and travel |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76633 |
| Release Date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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