René Caillié.
On Stone by C. Hamburger. Printed by C. Hullmandel. London Published by Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, New Burkington Street [n.d., c.1830]. Rare lithograph on chine collé, with printed backing sheet. Sheet 160 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½"). Some spotting. Auguste René Caillié (1799-1838), a French explorer who was the first European to return alive from Timbuktu, claiming a 10,000 franc prize offered by the Société de Géographie. The partnership of Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley lasted only three years, 1829-32.
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