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Migeod, Frederick William Hugh

Through Nigeria to Lake Chad

1924

229,36 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1924
Lieu d'édition
London. Heath Cranton
Auteur
Migeod, Frederick William Hugh
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - Africa Native Peoples Anthropology
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [22.5 x 14 cm]; 330 pp, 20 plates from photos, including frontis, some plates with two images, 2 foldout maps, other illustrations of face marks from drwgs, index, bibliog. original cloth with spine title lettering, covers a little rubbed and marked, newer endpapers, very good complete copy with only slight foxing at outer edge. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of the author's travels to Lake Chad by way of the Benue river, with a return journey along the northern frontier of Nigeria to Kano through semi-desert, and down the railway to Lagos, to study ethnology, especially the movements of tribes caused by the desiccation of the country. The author spent 25 years in the area, having conducted numerous expeditions, and provides detailed observations of the Lake Chad area, Niger Delta, Benue River to Ibi, Yola, Garua, Bornu, Dikoa, Ngala, Kukawa, River Yobe, Bedde Country, Katagum, Hadeija, Garun Gabbas, Machena, Gumel, Kano, etc, the peoples, geology, customs, much on face markings. The appendix includes vocabularies of local languages. Work 24.
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