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Excerpt from Nouvelles Annales des Voyages, de la G�ographie, de l'Histoire Et de l'Arch�ologie, 1858, Vol. 1
Enfin la premi�re moit� de ce si�cle si f�cond en d�couvertes s'est � peine �coul�e, et l'afrique australe n'a d�j� presque rien � envier � l'afrique du Nord. Un z�le ardent, mais �clair�, mais intr� pide et pers�v�rant, a entrepris, nonobstant tous les obstacles, de p�n�trer dans cet int�rieur myst�rieux, de lui arracher et de nous r�v�ler ses secrets. Il est assez remarquable que si jusqu'ici on a d� pres que eiclusivement � l'esprit �minemment mercan tile d'une seule nation la plupart des d�couvertes qui ont �t� faites dans l'afrique septentrionale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
