Titre
Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire, Usually Called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816
Auteur
Tuckey, J.K.
Langue
anglais
Éditeur
London John Murray 1818, first edition
Prix
€ 1 450,00(Excl. toute livraison)
Détails
4to, contemporary gilt decorated diced calf, marbled edges and end papers. (4), lvii, 498, (2) pages with half-title, folding map and 13 (1 coloured) plates
Plus d'informations
. As always the usual browning and spotting of the plates - except the colour plate- and opposite pages due to the tissue guards and/or bad paper. Otherwise clean.
"The expedition aimed to find if there was a connection between the Congo and Niger basins of western and central Africa. Tuckey sailed up the river from its mouth but found that the lower river is not navigable due to rapids (later called the Livingstone Falls) above Matadi. Most of the officers and crew died of fever and Tuckey himself died on 4 October 1816 in Moanda, on the coast of today's DR Congo. The expedition was a failure but raised interest in the exploration of Africa.”
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