Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie. A narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 by his companion . Translated by Nancy Bell . With 179 original illustrations and 5 coloured maps .

HÖHNEL, Ludwig von.

Published by London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894., 1894

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2 vols, 8vo, pp. xx, 435; xii, 397, [1]; with a large coloured folding map at end of each volume, numerous illustrations and maps in the text (some full-page); very good in original brown cloth, spines lettered in gilt, gilt vignettes to spines and upper covers, black endpapers; extremities slightly rubbed, a few small marks to covers.First English edition (first published in German in 1892). In 1887 and 1888 Count Samuel Teleki von Szek, an Austrian nobleman with an estate in Transylvania, undertook a sporting and exploratory expedition into the East African interior. Departing from Zanzibar with von Höhnel, he ventured into the region south of the Ethiopian highlands and there discovered Lakes Rudolf and Stephanie (now named Lake Chew Bahir).'We hurried as fast as we could to the top of our ridge, the scene gradually developing itself as we advanced, until an entirely new world was spread out before our astonished eyes. The void down in the depths beneath became filled as if by magic with picturesque mountains and rugged slopes, with a medley of ravines and valleys, which appeared to be closing up from every side to form a fitting frame for the dark blue gleaming surface of the lake stretching away beyond as far as the eye could reach. For a long time we gazed in speechless delight, spell-bound by the beauty of the scene before us, whilst our men, equally silent, stared into the distance for a few minutes, to break presently into shouts of astonishment at the sight of the glittering expanse of the great blue of the sky. At that moment all our dangers, all our fatigues were forgotten in the joy of finding our exploring expedition crowned with success at last' (Vol. II pp. 92-5).Czech p. 78 ('this scarce set represents African adventure at its finest'). Seller Inventory # T5058.229

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Title: Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie. A ...

Publisher: London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894.

Publication Date: 1894

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition