page_title: Parfait-Louis Monteil
hierarchical_section_title: Parfait-Louis Monteil
caption_attribution_description: English: West Africa showing the route taken by Parfait-Louis Monteil during his 1890-1892 expedition
context_page_description: Parfait-Louis Monteil was a French colonial military officer and explorer who made an epic journey in West Africa between 1890 and 1892, travelling east from Senegal to Lake Chad, and then north across the Sahara to Tripoli.
context_section_description: Parfait-Louis Monteil (1855 –  29 September 1925) was a French colonial military officer and explorer who made an epic journey in West Africa between 1890 and 1892, travelling east from Senegal to Lake Chad, and then north across the Sahara to Tripoli.
caption: West Africa showing the general route taken by Parfait-Louis Monteil during his 1890–1892 expedition. The route to Lake Chad was mainly through Sudanian Savanna, grasslands with scattered trees to the south of the drier Sahel.
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