Hippolyte MIRCHER
Mission de Ghadamès. (septembre, octobre, novembre & décembre 1862). Rapports officiels et documents à l'appui publiés avec l'autorisation de Son Excellence M. le Maréchal duc de Malakoff, gouverneur général de l'Algérie[Mission to Ghadamès (September, October, November & December 1862). Official Reports and Supporting Documents Published with the Authorization of His Excellency the Marshal Duke of Malakoff, Governor-General of Algeria]
Typographie Duclaux|Algiers 1863|16 x 24.8 cm|Relié
First edition illustrated with 24 plates, including 18 views and cross-sections, and 6 folding maps and plans (cf. Tailliart, 1229).
Half brown shagreen binding, spine faded with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, brown endpapers and pastedowns, modern binding signed Honnelaître.
First and last leaves lightly and partially soiled.
This volume gathers the official reports of the exploration mission led by Mircher (1820–1878), Vatonne, and Polignac, which departed from Tripoli in 1862 and returned via El-Oued after signing a trade treaty with the people of Ghadamès and the Tuareg. This agreement enabled the inclusion of the locality within Algeria
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