Containing a Concise Account of All the Countries in That Quarter of the Globe, Hitherti Visited by Europeans, Vol. 2: With the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; Selected From the Best Authors, - Hardcover

Catherine Hutton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267980388 ISBN 13: 9780267980383

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the adventures of a European traveler tracing Africa’s inland pathways, cultures, and trade routes.

The excerpt offers a vivid, first-person journey across parts of Africa, from the Red Sea coast to inland kingdoms. It combines travel narrative with careful notes on people, dress, governance, and everyday life, all in a historically informed, story-telling voice. This edition presents a seamless mix of cultures, landscapes, and encounters, inviting readers to see how routes and rituals shaped early exploration.

Readers will encounter rich details about social structure, ceremonial dress, and early encounters between Africans and European travellers. The narrative traces life in Congo, the Foolah traders, and the challenges of crossing vast regions, including wildlife and frontier politics. It balances vivid scenes with reflections on travel, authority, and cultural exchanges.

• Character sketches of rulers, chiefs, and traders, plus their ceremonial dress and courts.
• Descriptions of travel routes, marketplaces, and the logistics of long-distance trade.
• Accounts of encounters with wildlife, landscape, and the hazards of journeys through remote regions.
• Insights into how various African societies organized law, punishment, and diplomacy.

Ideal for readers of travel writing and 19th‑century exploration, as well as those curious about Africa’s historical networks and early European encounters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0267980388
• ISBN 13: 9780267980383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 545