A Naturalist in Mid-Africa: Being an Account of a Journey to the Mountains of the Moon in Tanganyika – Elliot F.R.G.S. | Voyager Rare Books Maps & Prints

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A Naturalist in Mid-Africa: Being an Account of a Journey to the Mountains of the Moon in Tanganyika – Elliot F.R.G.S.

A Naturalist in Mid-Africa: Being an Account of a Journey to the Mountains of the Moon in Tanganyika – Elliot F.R.G.S.

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First Edition of the important African exploration account, published London by A D Innes in 1896.

Large octavo 413 pages, after preliminaries, frontispiece of "Snow Peaks of Ruwenzori", 49 plates and illustrations from photographs and sketches, four maps including three coloured. Original cloth covered boards with pictorial design to front, gilt lettering to spine. A very good copy.

An important work on African exploration and discovery, under the auspices of The Royal Geographical Society, including a thorough study of the terrain, people, nature and botany. The appendix contains a list of the native chiefs in the area, scientific collections, agricultural and other products of the region.

Very nicely illustrated – an important and rare book on Africa.

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