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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
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Amherst College Press 2022
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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.
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHQ History of other geographical groupings and regions
Online Access:ONIX_20220805_9781943208173_10
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