A Journey to Inner Africa

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Author(s)
Kovalevsky, Egor
Language
English
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Abstract
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 the Blue and White Nile, Kovalevsky captured the social milieu of both elites and ordinary people as well as compiled a rich record of the Upper Nile’s climate and natural resources. A Journey to Inner Africa, masterfully translated into English for the first time by Anna Aslanyan, is both a tale of encounter between Russia and northern Africa and an important document in the history and development of the Russian imperial project.
URI
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57781
Keywords
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.
DOI
10.3998/mpub.12093663
ISBN
9781943208173, 9781943208166
Publisher
Amherst College Press
Publisher website
https://acpress.amherst.edu/
Publication date and place
2020
Imprint
Amherst College Press
Classification
History
African history
History of other geographical groupings and regions
Pages
326
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/