A Journey to Inner Africa

A Journey to Inner Africa

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In 1847, Russian military engineer and diplomat Egor Petrovich Kovalevsky embarked on a journey through what is today Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia, recording his impressions of a region in flux. Invited by Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali to look for gold and construct mines in the area between th...

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Main Author: Kovalevsky, Egor (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Amherst College Press 2020
Subjects:
Humanities
African history
History of other lands
Kovalevskīĭ, E. P. (Egor Petrovich), > 1811-1868 > Travel > Africa.
Kovalevskīĭ, E. P. (Egor Petrovich), > 1811-1868 > Travel > Egypt.
Russians > Africa > History > 19th century.
Mining engineering > Egypt > History > 19th century.
Africa > History > To 1884.
Egypt > History > 1798-
Russia > Foreign relations > Africa.
Africa > Foreign relations > Russia.
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