Ten Years in Equatoria

thick 8vo [23.5 x 15 cm]; xxxii, 494 pp, 60 plates, frontis, some colored or tinted, numerous illus, 4 folding maps (3 colored) in rear pocket, tables, index. original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, cover with light wear, internal hinges cracked but holding, rear endpaper lacking, interior very good with only minor foxing on some leaves. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A detailed narrative, complete with plates and maps, including Khartoum, Meshra-el-Rek, Dongu, Tangasi, Makua, Munza, the Akka tribes, Azanga, Abarambo, Sandeh, Welle-Makua, Azanga's Falls, Mahdists, Wadelai, Unyoro, Albert and Victoria Lakes, Albert Nyanza, Stanley's travels and the Emin, crocodile hunting, Virika mountains, Lake Ruitan, Bagamoyo. The appendices have extensive details on meteorological observations in Mambettu and Unyoro, and comparative tables of native languages. Valuable for its 150 illustrations, preface by Capt. Manfredo Camperio. Work p. 20.

Edizione: translated from the italian original.