WHAT LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILE
Speke John Hanning
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From Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 19 August 1998
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First edition. With an engraved frontispiece, folding map, and the double-page map of the Somali Coast. 8vo, bound in old half calf and marbled boards, the spine with raised bands gilt ruled, the compartments with central ornamental gilt tools, contrasting red and green morocco lettering labels gilt. x, 372. A portion of the large folding map in facsimile, some occasional evidence of damp confined primarily to the foredges or very outer edge of some leaves. RARE FIRST EDITION. This work is composed of two parts, the "Journal of Adventures in Somali Land," and the "Journal of a Cruise on the Tanganyika Lake." Speke had apparently, at the end of the Punjab campaign in 1849, developed the idea to explore Central Africa with a view to collecting hitherto unknown species of fauna. At the same time the Bombay government was organizing an expedition to Somaliland under Lieutenant Richard Burton. Speke had originally planned to travel into Africa alone--a very unwise proposal--and James Outram, the political resident at Aden, at first forbid him. Outram then suggested that Speke join Burton's expedition, which he did. It was during this expedition that Speke claimed to have discovered the true source of the Nile, but Burton and his associate, James Macqueen, immediately disputed his claims. Speke was granted command of a second expedition in 1860 to explore the Victoria Nyanza and verify his earlier findings. In the years 1863 and 1864 Speke published, respectively, JOURNAL OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILE and this book, WHAT LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. Despite the confusing titles, the "Journal" actually covers his second expedition, with James Grant, while "What Led To" narrates his first journey in the company of Burton. Seller Inventory # 29005
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Title: WHAT LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF ...
Publisher: Edinburgh William Blackwood and Sons 1864
Binding: Soft cover
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