JUNKER, Dr Wilhelm.

Travels in Africa

Name: Travels in Africa
Brand: JUNKER, Dr Wilhelm.
SKU: 122536
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during the years 1875-1878 [and] 1879-1883 [and] 1882-1886.

Stock Code 122536

London, Chapman and Hall, 1890-1892.

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Junker charted the course of the Congo and its tributaries during his decade in Central Africa. Born of German parents in Moscow, he was influenced in his desire to explore Africa by Schweinfurth who drew his attention to the lands south of the Libyan desert, 'a region at that time... still shrouded in the veil of an awe-inspiring mystery'. His fascination with the region led him to make three expeditions over a period of eleven years and he is recognised as one of the great African explorers.

First English edition; 3 vols, 8vo (23 x 16 cm); 128 full page engraved illustrations including 3 frontispieces, title-page vignettes, many further illustrations in text, 3 folding colour maps, a touch of spotting; publisher's original pictorial green cloth, gilt lettering to spines, a near-fine set; viii, 582; viii, 477; vii, 586 pp.

Hibbert pp244-250.

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