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Williams, Harry

Quest Beyond the Sahara

1965

40.42 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1965
Place of printing
London. Robert Hale
Author
Williams, Harry
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Africa
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 190 pp, illustrations from photos and paintings on plates, 2 maps, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean in dj (bit rubbed, not price clipped). A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An account of three journeys into the area south of the Sahara made by Hugh Clapperton, Dixon Denham and Richard Lander, including the areas around Lake Chad, the Northern Cameroon mountains, kingdoms of Bornu and Hausa, cities of Kano and Sakoto. In the third journey, Lander travelled by canoe to Bussa on the Niger, completing Mungo Park's initial attempts and solving the course of the Niger.