Exploration of Africa, The:From Cairo to the Cape

From Cairo to the Cape

Anne Hugon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

1993
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-30027-5 (ISBN)

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A history of the exploration of Africa by explorers such as Burton, Speke, Grant, Baker and Kingsley. This book describes the physical horrors endured, the successes and the dramatic consequences of a momentous meeting of cultures.

"Dr Livingstone, I presume..." Everyone knows Stanley's famous words. But what of the other great explorers of the mysterious interior of Africa? Burton, Speke, Grant, Baker, Kingsley: in the space of barely fifty years these extraordinary men and women travelled to the sources of the Nile and tracked the course of the Congo and Zambezi. Yet their achievements led to commercial exploitation and ruthless colonization. Here are physical horrors endured, euphoric success, and the dramatic consequences of a momentous meeting of cultures.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.6.1993
Zusatzinfo	194 illustrations, 101 in colour
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	122 x 179 mm
Gewicht	260 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Afrika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	0-500-30027-5 / 0500300275
ISBN-13	978-0-500-30027-5 / 9780500300275
Zustand	Neuware