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Livres anciens et modernes

Mountfield, David

A History of African Exploration

1976

34,78 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1976
Lieu d'édition
London. Hamlyn
Auteur
Mountfield, David
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - Africa
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

4to [30.5 x 22 cm]; 160 pp, hundreds of illustrations including colored photos, pictures from historical sources, maps including different maps on front and rear endpapers, bibliog, index. original pictorial cloth, title lettering, dj (short tear, price clipped), fine and clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An excellent survey of exploration including ancient travellers, the Portuguese century, slave trade, Blue Nile, Niger, Timbuktu, missionary travels, the Great Lakes area, Zaire, etc, with appendices, one listing the personal kit of Speke and Grant, another listing men engaged in Zanzibar.