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AFRICA. (2). DENHAM, DIXON . CLAPPERTON, HUGH. Narrative of travels and discoveries in northern and central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, extending across the great desert to the tenth degree of northern latitude, and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the capital of the Fellatah empire. With an Appendix... London (John Murray) 1826.
4:o (about 268x211 mm.). (5), vi-xlviii (in reality lxviii), (1)-335, (1 blank), (4), (1)-138, (139)-269, (1), (2) pp. Engraved frontispiece (foxed), 1 folding engraved map (foxed, small tear), 36 engraved plates (1 coloured, some foxing, some offsetting from plates to text and text to plates), and some woodcuts in text.
Later (20th century) light brown half leather, somewhat faded gilt spine in six compartments, marbled edges. Some foxing. +

CLAPPERTON, HUGH. Journal of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa, from the Bight of Benin to Soccatoo. To which is added, the Journal of Richard Lander from Kano to the Sea-Coast, partly by a more Eastern Route. London (John Murray) 1829.
4:o (about 268x211 mm.). (5), vi-xxiii, (5), (1)-355, (1) pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait (foxed, mostly marginal), 1 folding ewgraved map (small tear, lacks the full page cartographic plan), 1 woodcut in text. Later (20th century) light brown half leather, somewhat faded gilt spine in six compartments, marbled edges. Minor foxing. 2 volumes.

The first work describes an official expedition to discover the course of the Niger from the starting point of Tripoli, rather than West Africa.
The second work is an account of an attempt to find the source and direction of the Niger River in western Africa.

Auktionsnummer:

6061

Datum:

2020-12-10