Project Gutenberg 2005-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 69 Rohlfs, Gerhard 1831 1896 Rohlfs, Friedrich Gerhard Beiträge zur Entdeckung und Erforschung Africa's. Berichte aus den Jahren 1870-1875 Produced by Magnus Pfeffer, Ralph Janke and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Beiträge zur Entdeckung und Erforschung Africa's" by Gerhard Rohlfs is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the author's explorations and observations in Africa between 1870 and 1875, detailing various aspects of the continent's geography, cultures, and peoples, particularly focusing on architectural styles and social interactions. The opening of the book discusses the construction and significance of the Suez Canal, reflecting on both its engineering challenges and the various opinions that surrounded it during its development. Rohlfs provides an overview of the political and financial negotiations involved in its completion, describing the project's scale and the labor force required, including the use of native workers. The narrative sets the stage for an exploration of the geographic and cultural landscape of Africa, indicating Rohlfs' intention to delve into the intricate tapestry of African life and the intersections of colonial ambitions with local practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Africa, Central -- Description and travel Africa, North -- Description and travel Africa, West -- Description and travel DT Text Africa DE Sachbuch Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 479109 478958 2024-09-07T08:50:20.833753 2023-09-07T10:21:06.734902 text/html text/html 502348 2020-12-12T23:52:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 297741 2020-12-12T23:53:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 366500 2024-09-07T08:50:29.401664 application/epub+zip 370771 2024-09-07T08:50:23.179681 application/epub+zip 252990 2024-09-07T08:50:21.625708 application/epub+zip 851853 2024-09-07T08:50:34.020620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823873 2024-09-07T08:50:28.085676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345221 2022-09-08T04:28:56.553606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439897 2024-09-07T08:50:19.970685 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439780 2020-12-12T23:44:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 174280 2020-12-12T23:41:57 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19062 2024-09-07T08:50:34.172648 application/rdf+xml 16232 2024-09-07T08:50:21.996695 image/jpeg 3618 2024-09-07T08:50:21.813678 image/jpeg 361312 2024-09-07T08:50:20.887737 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia