Documents sur l’histoire, la géographie et le commerce de l’Afrique orientale – French Documents on the history, geography and trade of East Africa
Written by Charles Guillain
Documents and memoir of French traveller C. Guillain (1808-1875) based on his visit on the East African Coast
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