Tuckey Captain (7 results)
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Seller: Naval and Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, , United KingdomNaval and Military Press Ltd
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Condition: New. 2006 reprint by Rediscovery Books (original 1818). SB.lxxxiii + 498pp with 1 chart & 13 plates b&w + 1 in colour.Published Price £22 This handsome book is a feast for all students of the fascinating subject of 19th century African exploration. Its author, Captain James Kingston Tuckey led an official British exp…edition to explore the great Congo (Zaire) river in 1816. Voyaging in his specially designed ship âCongoâ, together with its supply vessel the âDorothyâ Tuckey travelled deep into the âheart of darknessâ that was unexplored central Africa, until a combination of impassable cataracts and fever in him and his crew forced him to turn back. He died soon afterwards from hepatitis and general exhaustion. This book is composed of Tuckeyâs expedition journal, together with notes on the people they encountered and on the flora and fauna of the regions they traversed made by Professor Smith, the expeditionâs scientific advisor. The notes include observations on tribal customs, the slave trade, and a vocabulary of the languages of the Malemba and Embomma tribes. The book is illustrated by drawings, woodcuts and engraved plates.
Published by Rediscovery Books Ltd. 2006 (1818) 2006
- Softcover
Seller: Yesterday's Books, BOURNEMOUTH, , United KingdomYesterday's Books
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large 4to (25x19 cms), 82+498 pages, map, facsimile plates, drawings : a well produced facsmile of the first edition of this famous account of the 1816 expedition, with observations on the country & its inhabitants (by Professor Smith) & notes on the natural history of the Congo; paperback, illustrated covers, perfect bound, FIN…E - a heavy book that may attract extra postage south africa congo river zaire congo kingdom african exploration river congo zaire river.
Published by John Murray, GB 1818
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- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: VG-. No DW. 1st Edition. . Fldg. eng. chart & 13 eng. plates & illus., as called for. (The plates with the ornate & not unattractive stamp of Birmingham Library), one plate hand col.Quarto. Brown library cloth. Ex lib., 1818. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or… age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1900g.
Published by John Murray, GB 1818
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: Good. No DW. 1st Edition. Fldg. eng. chart & 13 eng. plates & illus., as called for. Very noticeable browning/spotting etc mostly to plates and adjoining leaves. Circular stamp of "Bruxelles Centre d'information et de documentation du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi" (complelely faded in part) top right of t…itle page (with shelf number) and their stamp on rear endpaper but no other library marks. Bound in original grey paper covered boards with (very worn) original paper title label on spine, Just a good reading copy, SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2024 £8) Packed weight 2200g.
Published by Kirk & Mercein, New York 1818
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- First Edition
Seller: Good Books In The Woods, Spring, TX, U.S.A.Good Books In The Woods
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Octavo, pp. Lxxxi, 410. Twelve illustrations in the text, 1 large fold-out map, appendix. Bound in modern half-leather with green marbled paper covered boards. Gold spine titles to leather spine. Binding is bright with minor wear. Some offsetting in the text. Large folding map has… a 4 inch tear repaired with tape. Captian Tuckey was sent to explore the Congo River, on a ship named Congo, in 1816. At the time, very little was known about the Congo and some European geographers believed there was a connection between the Congo and the Niger. Tuckey did not get very far. He sailed up the Congo from its mouth on the Atlantic, but soon realized the lower river is not navigable due to cataracts (later named the Yellala Falls). Tuckey explored the river up to Isangila finding ruins of the Portuguese colony and Catholic missions. Tuckey and most of his officers and crew died of fever. What success they had was mostly negative - the lower Congo was definitely not navigable, and the fever and sickness threat was formidable. The survivors did bring back a substantial number of botany specimens. Both Tuckey and Professor Chetien Smith (mission botanist) wrote journals during their explorations. This book contains both journals and a lengthy introduction about the mission. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 410 pages.
More imagesPublished by John Murray, London 1818
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- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Full leather. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Quarto, lxxxii, 498pp. Full morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down over new cloth, decorative border stamped in blind within a double gilt-ruled border on front and rear covers. Title in gilt over black, five bands with decorative gilt compartments. All edges marbled, m…arbled endpapers. Bound by M. Bell Richmond. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light foxing to plates, faint wear to edges and corners, some flaking of gilt on spine, hinges reinforced. Previous ownership bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Complete with one fold-out map with light transference and solid hinges affixed opposite title page, as well as 13 full-page plates, including a hand-colored squid diagram. (Hosken 203). Commander James Hingston [Kingston] Tuckey sailed with the Royal Navy and explored various parts of Africa during his career. Aboard the schooner Congo in 1816, Tuckey searched for a connection between the Congo and Niger Rivers of western and central Africa. The crew was unsuccessful, struggling to navigate rapids and eventually dying of fever. Although the expedition failed, it did raise international interest in exploring Africa. First edition of Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire. under the Direction of of Captain J.K. Tuckey. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by London John Murray 1818 1818
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- First Edition
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.Buddenbrooks, Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Illustrated with the large folding map and 13 engraved plates, of which one is coloured by hand. Large 4to, later antique wine coloured cloth, gilt lettering to the spine, t.e.g. 4ff., lxxxii, 498 pp. A large copy, quite clean and well preserved, crisp and unpressed, the colour plate in good order, some typical me…llowing or spotting associated usually with the plates, upper cover detached and easily refurbished. SCARCE FIRST EDITION. An attempt to explore the Congo River and to find a link with the Niger and investigate the possibilities for trade on these arteries. Smith from Kew Gardens and other botanists were along to collect plant seeds. Tuckey died on the support ship. "Tuckey was one of the most observant of travelers. He had served in the Eastern Seas, and made a voyage to Brazil and Port Philip in 1803. Captured on his return voyage, he like Flinders, was detained as a prisoner by the French for several years. He subsequently compiled a valuable work on 'Maritime Geography' before setting on the government expedition to explore the Congo, then by many conjectured to be the outlet of the Niger. The results of this expedition were most disastrous, Captain Tuckey and many others dying within three months after entering the river". "An introductory view of African discovery preceeds the narrative of Tuckey and Smith and a series of appendices follow: these include (1) a vocabulary of the Malemba and Embonma languages by Cat. Tuckey. (2) Observations on the Genus Ocythioe of Rafinesque by Dr. Leach. (3) On Sepia and Vermes Testacea with plates. (4) Observations on Prof. Smith's collection of plants by Robert Brown, etc.".
