The Okavango River; a Narrative of Travel, Exploration and Adventure

1861

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Détails

Année

1861

Lieu d'édition

New York. Harper & Brothers

Auteur

Andersson, Charles John

Edition

First American Edition.

Thème

Travel - Africa Naturalists Travels

Langues

Anglais

Premiére Edition

Oui

Description

8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xx, [21] - 414, [ii, ads], extra engraved title page with vignette of author, frontis, 15 plates, folding color map. original blind-stamped cloth, pictorial gilt, 1.5 cm chip at head of spine, spine lettering faded, good+ copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The color map did not appear in the London edition, nor did the notes on distances, both present here. The plates are mainly of wildlife, native peoples, hunting scenes. The author, who wrote a previous book on the area, ' Lake Ngami', paid all of the expenses of this trip. Mendelssohn 42: "A description of a hunting expedition through Namaqualand and Damaraland. Andersson intended to explore these countries right up to Cunene or Nourse River but the difficulties of the expedition, though encountered with indomitable courage, proved to be insuperable, and he had to turn back. He obtained, however, much valuable information and his success as a hunter and collector was unique in this part of the continent. The coast-line of South-West Africa is carefully described and there is an interesting account of the once-famed guano island, Ichaboe."