Portrait of the French explorer Rene Caille (November 19, 1799 - May 17, 1838) in a portrait from 1830. "I never for a moment gave up the idea of exploring unknown Africa; above all the city of Timbuktu became the obsessive object of my every thought, the

---

Portrait of the French explorer Rene Caille (November 19, 1799 - May 17, 1838) in a portrait from 1830. "I never for a moment gave up the idea of exploring unknown Africa; above all the city of Timbuktu became the obsessive object of my every thought, the motive of all my sacrifices; my decisions was to reach it or die in the attempt."

---

Size: 2811px × 4088px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, 18th, 19th, art, artwork, caille, century, explorer, famous, figure, historic, historical, history, illustration, important, male, man, notable, painting, people, person, personage, personalities, personality, portrait, rene