Project Gutenberg 2012-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 147 Durand, l'Abbé (Durand, Édouard-Joseph) 1832 1881 Durand, l'Abbe (Durand, Edouard-Joseph) Les Explorateurs du Centre de l'Afrique Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les Explorateurs du Centre de l'Afrique" by Édouard-Joseph l'Abbé (Durand Durand) is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This book delves into the explorations of Central Africa, highlighting the voyages and discoveries made by various explorers over the centuries. It provides detailed insights into the geography, peoples, and natural resources of the region, countering previously held misconceptions about Africa being predominantly arid and uninhabitable. The book chronicles the significant expeditions in Central Africa, starting from the early knowledge by ancient Egyptians to the exploratory efforts of modern European explorers. It narrates the journeys of figures like David Livingstone, who traversed numerous landscapes and encountered diverse cultures while unraveling the mysteries of the continent's geography. The text also discusses various lakes and rivers, their connections, and the impact of these explorations on trade routes, documentation of flora and fauna, and the historical context of colonization and the slave trade in Africa. Overall, it emphasizes the rich complexity of the central African region and its critical place in the broader narrative of exploration and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40279/40279-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Africa, Central -- Discovery and exploration DT Text FR Histoire Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 57320 2025-06-16T11:36:50.001401 text/html 53010 2012-07-19T15:43:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 185188 2025-06-16T11:36:51.946281 application/epub+zip 183884 2025-06-16T11:36:50.432325 application/epub+zip 81364 2025-06-16T11:36:50.198284 application/epub+zip 216103 2025-06-16T11:36:53.483309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207693 2025-06-16T11:36:51.683291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105839 2022-09-18T12:32:32.694673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49487 2023-09-17T13:27:05.873892 text/plain 15740 2025-06-16T11:36:53.643263 application/rdf+xml 11546 2025-06-16T11:36:50.273337 image/jpeg 1853 2025-06-16T11:36:50.234384 image/jpeg 175026 2025-06-16T11:36:50.013331 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog