1826 Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa

Description

Early Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The second edition, and first octavo edition of the work. First published in quarto earlier the same year. With a frontispiece, seven monochrome plates, one colour plate and a large folding map to volume one, and a frontispiece, one monochrome plate and two folding maps to volume two. Collated complete.

Former lending library copy, with associated stamps.

This important narrative written by Major Dixon Denham's, documents the first European expedition across the Sahara Desert, which was undertaken between 1822 and 1825 by Denham, Oudney and Clapperton. The expedition was organised in order to access the financially important trans-Saharan trade between Tripoli and Bornu, whilst also attempting to identify the source of the river Niger. The expedition was successful but there was notable disagreement between the three members.

An early edition of this influential work.