The Heart of Africa Three Years of Travels & Adventures in the Unexplored Regions of Central Africa From 1868 to 1871 Volumes 1 &2
Author: Dr Georg Schweinfurth
Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Limited
Edition: Third and Cheaper Edition circa 1878
ISBN: Not stated
Language: English
Condition: Good antiquarian condition. Scattered foxing. Staining of the coverboards and nicks to the spines of the coverboards.
Binding: Hardcovers. No dust jacket
Pages: Volume 1: 299. Print with woodcut illustrations and detailed foldout maps. Volume 2: 308. Print with woodcut illustrations and detailed foldout maps.
Additional Information
2 volumes With over 120 woodcut illustrations including 25 full page plates and two maps, one of which in colour and is well-sized and folding. Royal, thick publisher's original dark red cloth, the spines pictorially decorated in black and lettered in gilt, the upper covers with double black lines at the borders enclosing a black ruled frame enclosing the large central gilt device depicting King Munza in full dress. xvi, 559 pp.; x, 521, 24 ads. pp. An attractive and handsome copies of this rare set. Very scarce and highly important books of Africana. In the introduction it is stated that for various reasons, "out of a host of men who have attempted to penetrate Africa from north to south only two have achieved success." Dr. Schweinfurth is one of the two men. Dr. Schweinfurth travelled through central Africa as a botanist and did much to increase our knowledge on that area. His book is a broad exploration of the region. The people, the customs, the land and of course the natural world are explored in his three-year journey. Schweinfurth travelled for three years in Africa and had already become famous for his travels before he returned. "Travelling, not in the footsteps of Baker, but in a westerly direction, he reached the neighbourhood of Baker s lake, passing through the country of the Niam-Niam, and visiting the unknown kingdom of Monbuttoo. As an explorer, he stands in the highest rank, and merits to be classed with Mungo Park, Denham and Capperton, Livingstone, Burton, Speke and Grant, Barth and Rohlfs. He can also claim two qualifications which no African traveller has hitherto possessed. He is a scientific botanist, and also an accomplished draughtsman." [intro] This is an important work in geography, ethnography and the study of the human species.
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