Political activities of German travelers in Libya during the 19th century: Gerhard Rohlfs (1831 – 1896) as an example
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Germany - Tripoli - Libya - Political Motives - RohlfsAbstract
During the nineteenth century, Libya witnessed the arrival of large numbers of European travelers, and German travelers in particular had a distinctive presence. These trips were launched from multiple motives: scientific, religious, and political. Despite the German travelers concealing their political motives; However, it seems clear, especially since the sixties of the nineteenth century, and the political activity of German travelers in Libya seems more clear to (Gerhard Rohlfs), in particular, who carried out extensive exploratory activity in Libya during the period between 1864 and 1879, and he also continued his interest in Libya even after this date. Even remotely, through the proposals he was presenting to the German government.
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