The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs

Sir Samuel W. Baker

Published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1867

About this Item

The first edition of Samuel Baker's important exploration work on the Nile, an interesting work illustrated throughout. The first edition, with the printing mistake to the illustrations index page, stating that the plate 'Coor' is on page 225, and not 213 was supposed to be.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, one map, and twenty-three plates.Collated, complete. One of the plates is not called for in the index, the plate titled 'Horns of Maarif Antelope'.An account of Samuel Baker's experiences on his expedition along the River Nile, a tour started in 1861 in Central Africa. He undertook his journey intending to discover the sources of the River Nile. He proved that the Nile sediment came from Ethiopia.This work looks into the their search for the source of the Nile.Written by Samuel Baker, who is best known for being the first European to visit Lake Albert. He was an abolitionist, engineer, and big game hunter, and he was the Governor-general of the Equatorial Nile Basin in the nineteenth century. Though he was renowned for being an explorer, he never received quite the same amount of acclamation that his contemporaries did. Queen Victoria refused to meet Baker, due to the way in which he met his wife; he had bought his wife, Florence, as a slave after they had fallen in love.Bookplate to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Spine is a little discoloured. Hinges are a little strained but remain firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Stamp to the title page. Good. Seller Inventory # 820P11

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the ...

Publisher: Macmillan and Co, London

Publication Date: 1867

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Various

Condition: Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book