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Research paper thumbnail of Geohistory of the Senegal River Bar in Atlantic Time

The problem of the bar in relation to the accessibility of Saint-Louis of Senegal does not date f... more The problem of the bar in relation to the accessibility of Saint-Louis of Senegal does not date from today. Its acuteness at the apogee of the Atlantic trade is linked to the river-sea axis allowing the contact between the colonial establishment and its European metropolis, condition sine qua non of the trade with the Senegambian states. The mastery of the crossing of the bar, reputedly perilous, gave birth to the pilotage service, occupied by the riverside populations of Saint-Louis. The geohistorical approach, based on a sectoral analysis, will allow us to study the multiple dynamics, born of the perverse effect of the difficulties of the bar at the mouth of the river, in a large space, North Senegambia, at the time of the Atlantic trade. This study aims to clear the ground on an almost unknown area of Senegambian historiography. It is true that works in geography and history deal respectively with all natural phenomena and historical facts. But these works were carried out without a direct connection between these two disciplines of the social sciences. The desire to broaden the perspective of the analysis of geographical phenomena and historical events has led us to adopt a geohistorical approach that Segambian historiography seems to neglect.

Research paper thumbnail of GAYE. O. ''Géohistoire de la barre du fleuve Sénégal au temps de l’Atlantique''

Langue d'article : français Résumé en français : la problématique de la barre en relation avec l'... more Langue d'article : français Résumé en français : la problématique de la barre en relation avec l'accessibilité de Saint-Louis du Sénégal ne date pas d'aujourd'hui. Son acuité au moment de la traite atlantique, est liée à l'axe fluviomaritime permettant le contact entre l'établissement colonial et sa métropole européenne, condition sine qua non du commerce avec les Etats sénégambiens. La maitrise de la traversée de la barre, réputée périlleuse, a donné naissance au service de pilotage, occupé par des populations riveraines de Saint-Louis. L'approche géohistorique à partir d'une analyse sectorielle, permettra d'étudier les dynamiques multiples, nées de l'effet pervers des difficultés de la barre à l'embouchure du fleuve, dans un large espace, Sénégambie septentrionale, au temps de la traite atlantique. Mots clefs : Barre, Saint-Louis, traite atlantique, embouchure, Etats sénégambiens, fleuve Sénégal, pilote de barre, laptot de barre, station de pilotage, rivalités conflictuelles, rupture de communication… English title : « Geohistory of the Senegal river bar in Atlantic time » 2014, consulté le 12 mai 2020. URL :

Research paper thumbnail of Titre d'article : « Ordonnances municipales de Saint-Louis du Sénégal au XVIII e siècle : usages administratif et scientifique. L'exemple du registre de Blanchot » Auteur : Ousmane GAYE

Papers by OUSMANE GAYE

Research paper thumbnail of Municipal Orders of Saint-Louis of Senegal in the 18th Century: Administrative and Scientific Uses - The Example of the Blanchot Register

OUSMANE GAYE, 2022

This reflection is part of a research workshop on the cross-use of archives as an object of study... more This reflection is part of a research workshop on the cross-use of archives as an object of study by the historian. The communication that was to necessarily ensue produced this text. This article starts from the administrative and scientific professions to examine an archive that we have decided to call: municipal ordinance. This document in the singular constitutes a collection of orders or instructions given by the commander of Senegal to the mayor of the city in the management of the colonial establishment. The first instruction manual retraces the procedure and the context of the production of the document for administrative use. The second user's guide reports on the contribution of the document that has become an archive to historiographical research. This archive, often cited in historiography, is questioned here. It depicts the relationship between a local administration made up of French people and a municipality made up of Senegalese (free blacks and mestizos) in the management of the city. One would be tempted to speak of an inclusive administration, that is to say advocating the direct participation of local inhabitants in the political affairs of the French establishment with the primordial role played by the mayor of the city. In fact, this would risk masking the reality insofar as this situation is obtained not because of the good bouoir of the French but rather after a long struggle of the Inhabitants of Saint-Louis of Senegal. This sociological and political reality structures the context of the archive that will be examined here.

Research paper thumbnail of Geohistory of the Senegal River Bar in Atlantic Time

The problem of the bar in relation to the accessibility of Saint-Louis of Senegal does not date f... more The problem of the bar in relation to the accessibility of Saint-Louis of Senegal does not date from today. Its acuteness at the apogee of the Atlantic trade is linked to the river-sea axis allowing the contact between the colonial establishment and its European metropolis, condition sine qua non of the trade with the Senegambian states. The mastery of the crossing of the bar, reputedly perilous, gave birth to the pilotage service, occupied by the riverside populations of Saint-Louis. The geohistorical approach, based on a sectoral analysis, will allow us to study the multiple dynamics, born of the perverse effect of the difficulties of the bar at the mouth of the river, in a large space, North Senegambia, at the time of the Atlantic trade. This study aims to clear the ground on an almost unknown area of Senegambian historiography. It is true that works in geography and history deal respectively with all natural phenomena and historical facts. But these works were carried out without a direct connection between these two disciplines of the social sciences. The desire to broaden the perspective of the analysis of geographical phenomena and historical events has led us to adopt a geohistorical approach that Segambian historiography seems to neglect.

Research paper thumbnail of GAYE. O. ''Géohistoire de la barre du fleuve Sénégal au temps de l’Atlantique''

Langue d'article : français Résumé en français : la problématique de la barre en relation avec l'... more Langue d'article : français Résumé en français : la problématique de la barre en relation avec l'accessibilité de Saint-Louis du Sénégal ne date pas d'aujourd'hui. Son acuité au moment de la traite atlantique, est liée à l'axe fluviomaritime permettant le contact entre l'établissement colonial et sa métropole européenne, condition sine qua non du commerce avec les Etats sénégambiens. La maitrise de la traversée de la barre, réputée périlleuse, a donné naissance au service de pilotage, occupé par des populations riveraines de Saint-Louis. L'approche géohistorique à partir d'une analyse sectorielle, permettra d'étudier les dynamiques multiples, nées de l'effet pervers des difficultés de la barre à l'embouchure du fleuve, dans un large espace, Sénégambie septentrionale, au temps de la traite atlantique. Mots clefs : Barre, Saint-Louis, traite atlantique, embouchure, Etats sénégambiens, fleuve Sénégal, pilote de barre, laptot de barre, station de pilotage, rivalités conflictuelles, rupture de communication… English title : « Geohistory of the Senegal river bar in Atlantic time » 2014, consulté le 12 mai 2020. URL :

Research paper thumbnail of Titre d'article : « Ordonnances municipales de Saint-Louis du Sénégal au XVIII e siècle : usages administratif et scientifique. L'exemple du registre de Blanchot » Auteur : Ousmane GAYE

Research paper thumbnail of Municipal Orders of Saint-Louis of Senegal in the 18th Century: Administrative and Scientific Uses - The Example of the Blanchot Register

OUSMANE GAYE, 2022

This reflection is part of a research workshop on the cross-use of archives as an object of study... more This reflection is part of a research workshop on the cross-use of archives as an object of study by the historian. The communication that was to necessarily ensue produced this text. This article starts from the administrative and scientific professions to examine an archive that we have decided to call: municipal ordinance. This document in the singular constitutes a collection of orders or instructions given by the commander of Senegal to the mayor of the city in the management of the colonial establishment. The first instruction manual retraces the procedure and the context of the production of the document for administrative use. The second user's guide reports on the contribution of the document that has become an archive to historiographical research. This archive, often cited in historiography, is questioned here. It depicts the relationship between a local administration made up of French people and a municipality made up of Senegalese (free blacks and mestizos) in the management of the city. One would be tempted to speak of an inclusive administration, that is to say advocating the direct participation of local inhabitants in the political affairs of the French establishment with the primordial role played by the mayor of the city. In fact, this would risk masking the reality insofar as this situation is obtained not because of the good bouoir of the French but rather after a long struggle of the Inhabitants of Saint-Louis of Senegal. This sociological and political reality structures the context of the archive that will be examined here.