A Narrative of the expedition sent by Her Majesty's government to the River Niger, in 1841. Under the command of Captain H.D. Trotter, R.N. by Captain William Allen, R.N.F.R.S.F.R.G.S. corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London, Geographical and Ethnographical Societies of Paris, Late Commander H.M.S. Wilberforce. And T.R.H. Thomson, M.D., Surgeon, R.N. Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London, Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, and correspondong member of the Zoological Society of London ; one of the medical officers of the expedition. Published with the sanction of the Colonial Office and the Admiralty. In two volumes. [ WITH] Medical history of the expedition to the Niger during the years 1841-42 comprising a

Allen, William; Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson; H D Trotter; James Ormiston McWilliam

Published by London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty [and ] John Churchill by C. Adlard, MDCCCXLIII, 1848

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8vo. 14 x 22cm. 3 vols. in matching blindstamped publisher's cloth. One cover with piece missing at top of spine. All plates and maps present. Medical history is a signed presentation copy from the author McWilliam. OCLC Numbers: 973232851 and 1029986997.THOMSON (T.R.H.) : A narrative of the expedition sent by her majesty's government to the river Niger in 1841. London, Bentley, 1848. 2 volumes in-8 : XVIII, 509pp. / VIII, 511pp. ; illustré de 18 planches hors texte (dont 2 frontispices) et de 3 cartes dont 2 dépliantes. Percaline gris bleu éditeur, titre doré sur dos insolés, chocs aux coiffes, fleurons à froid en écoinçons, état d'usage. L'expédition, envoyée au Niger avec l'ordre de pénétrer le plus loin possible et de conclure des traités avec les dirigeants locaux pour interdire le commerce des esclaves, rencontra des difficultés considérables dès son arrivée. De nombre de ses membres furent atteint par la fièvre ; l'expédition fut considérée comme un échec désastreux bien que le commandant Allen signa des traités avec les membres les plus influents des habitants de la rivière. ---------------------- WILLIAM (James Ormiston) : Medical history of the expedition to the Niger during the years 1841-42 comprising an account of the fever which led to its abrupt termination. London, Churchill, 1848. In----------------------8, 287pp. Illustré de 3 planches hors texte et une carte dépliante in fine. Reliure identique à l'autre ouvrage proposé à ce numéro (percaline gris bleu éditeur, titre doré sur dos insolés, chocs aux coiffes, fleurons à froid en écoinçons). État correct. M'William devint malgré lui le héros de cette expédition après que son capitaine fut emporté par la fièvre. .Expertise par Michel Convert expert en livres anciens, installé à Salies de Béarn (64) France.

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• Title: A Narrative of the expedition sent by Her Majesty's government to the River Niger, in 1841. Under the command of Captain H.D. Trotter, R.N. by Captain William Allen, R.N.F.R.S.F.R.G.S. corresponding member of the Zoological Society of London, Geographical and Ethnographical Societies of Paris, Late Commander H.M.S. Wilberforce. And T.R.H. Thomson, M.D., Surgeon, R.N. Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London, Fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, and correspondong member of the ...
• Publisher: London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty [and ] John Churchill by C. Adlard, MDCCCXLIII
• Publication Date: 1848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
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