A Woman to Know: Alexandrine Tinne
I have been to that unknown region and I shall return to it again. — Alexandrine
(image via The Dutch National Archive)
One of the first 19th century Dutch explorers — male or female — to cross the Sahara.
Add to your library list:
The Fateful Journey: The Expedition of Alexine Tinne (Robert Joost Willinik)
Women Explorers in Africa (Margo McLoone)
Explorers' Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery and Adventure (Huw Lewis-Jones and Kari Herbert)
Read more:
Woman Explorers (The New York Times)
Isak Dinesen's Africa (The Washington Post)
Unseen Sahara (The National Geographic)
The stubborn travels of Alexine Tinne (Nicky Van De Beek)
Alexine and the Nile (Aramco World)
Top 10 inspiring female adventurers (The Guardian)
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