c1879-1890 Through the Dark Continent & How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa

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Folding Maps, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Two volumes. Written by Sir Henry Morton Stanley, a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author, and politician famous for his exploration of Central Africa and search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. This set contains: Through the Dark Continent or The Sources of the Nile Around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and Down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean, c1879. New and cheaper edition, in one volume. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven plates, over one hundred in-text images, and a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. Documenting Stanley's extensive expedition across Central Africa while confronting geographical, cultural, and logistical challenges. This volume examines the impact of European exploration and subsequent colonial interests in Africa during a period of rapid change and expansion. How I Found Livingstone; Travels, Adventures, And Discoveries in Central Africa; Including Four Months' Residence with Dr. Livingstone, 1890. New and cheaper edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, three plates, fifteen in-text images, and a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. A chronicle of the author's expedition to find the famous explorer Dr. David Livingstone, who had gone missing in Africa. Providing an account of Stanley's experiences and encounters in Central Africa, as he undertakes the challenging task of locating Livingstone and gathering news about his circumstances. With a memoir of Dr. Livingston.