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frontispiece of his book 19 december 1869 ushant , france paris , france french 30 july 1837 travels in the western sudan henriette-charlotte-marie peysson -lrb- m. 1862 -rrb- eugène abdon mage.jpg eugène mage
 eugène mage naval officer shipwreck
eugène mage

eugène abdon mage -lrb- 30 july 1837 -- 19 december 1869 -rrb- was a french naval officer and explorer of africa .
mage published the first detailed description of the toucouleur empire created by el hadj umar tall .
