Africa. Takki

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While Takki worked to Congo, Peddi and Kempbell left in a way from the western coast of Africa. Last has reached the countries Fula, but has died on a return way. Peddi has died, not having reached at all to this country. In three years, in 1818, in travel from Tripoli left Ritchi and Lajon. Ritchi has died somewhere for Murzukom, Lajonu it was possible to survey a part of Fezzan while the lack of means has not compelled it to turn back. In a result, after thirty-year efforts the problem of Niger and remained not resolved.

Soon after that Tripoli left Denhem, Klapperton and Audni (Oudney) and, in general following lengthways 15 ° century d., have reached to Born. They were the first after Hornemanna the Europeans who crossed desert and have seen lake Chad. Here that has written down in this occasion on February, 4th, 1823 Denhem: ' Before us approximately on mile distance, sparkling in golden beams of the midday sun, the great lake Chad was spread. My heart was strongly hammered. I have decided, that this lake and was a key to that great riddle which we aspired to solve '.