René Caillié House
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House Stayed in by René Caillié
Rene Caillie House
Maison de René Caillié
Date
1600-1828Description
René Caillié (1799-1838) was a French explorer who visited cities in West Africa including Timbuktu and Djenné. He was the first European to safely return from Timbuktu. During the time he spent there, he inhabited this house. detail, plaque commemorating the stay of French explorer Rene Caillié, the first European to return from Mali, June 1981
Type of Work
HouseSubject
Explorers, Houses, Architecture, Domestic, Architecture, Islamic--Africa, West, Caillie , Rene , 1799-1838, Plaques (flat objects)
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