Title: Routes suivies par les Touareg de l'Ouest Sahara caravan routes BISSUEL 1888 map Description: Routes Suivies Par Les Touareg De L'Ouest'. The map shows the trans-Saharan routes used by the Touareg from the oasis town of El Menia (formerly El Golea) in Algeria to Timbuktu, the Adrar des Ifoghas region in northeastern Mali, Talak in Niger, and towards the Niger river and Agadez . Capitaine H. Bissuel, Chef de Bureau Arabe, d'après les renseignements fournis par les Touareg Taïtoq et Kel Ahnet, faits prisonniers au Kassa, en Juillet, les 8 et 9 Août 1887 (based on information from the Tuareg prisoners Taïtoq and Kel Ahnet in 1887). Adolphe Jourdan Libraire-Éditeur. Published 1888. Large antique folding map, on four sheets conjoined. Size 134 x 100 cm | 53.0 x 39.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Splits along some of the folds, wear and small areas of paper loss at junctions of folds, all repaired verso. Some toning. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: Algeria, Algeria + Bissuel Henri, Algeria + Les Touareg De L'Ouest, Algeria + Other cartographers, Algeria + Other cartographers + Les Touareg De L'Ouest, Sahara
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