The Discovery of the Nile (Hardcover) - Guadalupi, Gianni

This book narrates the incredible adventures of those who departed in search of the origins of the Nile, from Burton and Speke to Baker, from Livingstone to Stanley, from Schweinfurth to Miani. The story is set against a background of grandiose historical drama with the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt, the Egyptian conquest of Sudan, the slave trade, the British expedition to Abyssinia, the revolt of the Mahdi and the death of General Gordon following the siege of Khartoum. These romantic episodes are brought to life in the illustrations, the majority of which were drawn by the explorers themselves and which have been brought together here for the first time.

Hardcover. English. White Star Publishing. 2002. ISBN: 9788880957997. 352 pp lavishly illustrated. Good condition with good dw in protective plastic. Heavy book. Book No: 2507277