1968, ISBN: 6a8505dddb2acea214698356a15326af

Godstone, Surrey: Gregg International. xv + 572pp. 6 maps, 78 illustrations. Facsimile reprint of the Kegan Paul, Trench First Edition (London, 1886). As New, unmarked. 'Johnston… More...

Godstone, Surrey: Gregg International. xv + 572pp. 6 maps, 78 illustrations. Facsimile reprint of the Kegan Paul, Trench First Edition (London, 1886). As New, unmarked. 'Johnston was a well-known British administrator and explorer, and author of several books on Africa. He produced an excellent map of the Kilmanjaro region and pushed exploration higher than before, reaching 16,300 ft'. His treaties with local chiefs of tribes lead to the founding of the British East Africa Protectorate and he later became consul general of Uganda Protectorate, was a friend of Stanley and other explorers of Africa. This work includes much on the native peoples and the languages spoken in the areas visited, anthropology, natural history. Wood 409: 'In the appendix of this work, describing one of the best known of Harry Johnston's expeditions, is a list of the birds collected, by G. E. Shelley, and a list of the mammals obtained, by O. Thomas'. There are also lists of plants and insects collected. G33 . As New. Cloth & Gilt. 1968., Gregg International, 1968, 5<