The fateful journey : the expedition of Alexine Tinne and Theodor von Heuglin in Sudan (1863-1864) : a study of their travel accounts and ethnographic collections / Robert Joost Willink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willink, Joost, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tinne, Alexine, 1835-1869--Travel--Sudan.

Tinne, Alexine.

Heuglin, Theodor von, 1824-1876--Travel--Sudan.

Heuglin, Theodor von.

Sudan--Discovery and exploration.

Sudan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bold, headstrong, and fabulously wealthy, Dutch traveller Alexine Tinne (1834-1869) made several excursions into the African interior, often accompanied by her mother, at a time when very few European women traveled. 'The Fateful Journey' follows her trip with German zoologist Theodor von Heuglin, which took them through Egypt and Sudan in search of adventure and unknown regions in Central Africa. Drawing upon four years of research in the Tinne archives, and including never before published correspondence, photographs, and other documents, Robert Joost Willink presents a compelling account of their journey and its tragic ending. This exciting volume not only sheds light on Tinne's life and times, it also offers captivating insights into the world of European adventurers in the 19th century. An enthralling mix of adventure and careful scholarship, 'The Fateful Journey' creates a powerful portrait of Alexine Tinne throughout her life, from her start as a rich heiress in the Netherlands to her end as the intrepid explorer who risked, and lost, everything on a daring, doomed quest.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Prologue

Introduction

Chapter 1. Sudan: the place for adventure, trade and science

Chapter 2. The White Nile and Khartoum

Chapter 3. Preparations for the journey

Chapter 4. To the Bahr el-Ghazal

Chapter 5. Beyond the Bahr el-Ghazal

Chapter 6. The reversal of fortune

Chapter 7. A pause in Cairo

Chapter 8. After Cairo

Epilogue

Appendix 1. The White Nile excursion of the Tinne party

Appendix 2. Khartoum in the summer of 1862

Appendix 3. Khartoum

Appendix 4. Sudan

Appendix 5. Letters A. Tinne from Khartoum and Berber

Appendix 6. Tidings from Cairo

Appendix 7. Petermann's maps of 1865 and 1869

Explanatory notes to the consulted sources

Acknowledgements

Source Notes

Map of Egypt and Sudan

Catalogue. ethnographic collections

An account of the description of the Tinne-Heuglin collections 325 Notes Catalogue

Bibliography

Index

Photo credits

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-04-078272-8

1-003-70612-6

1-04-078871-8

1-283-33448-8

9786613334480

90-485-1490-8

9781003706120

OCLC:

767696378