Travel
THOMSON, Joseph
To the Central African lakes and back: the narrative of the Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880 ... with a short biographical notice of the late Mr. Keith Johnston
Sampson Low, London 1881. First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., xxiv, 320; viii, 323pp., 32 pages ads end vol ii., half-title to vol. i., 2 photographic portraits of Thomson and Johnston, 2 coloured folding maps, old ownership inscription of J. Barclay Clark M.D. to head of titles, original brown cloth gilt, covers blocked in black, a fine set.
The expedition was sent by the RGS under its African Exporation Fund scheme. It was led by the cartographer Keith Johnston on a route from Dar es Salaam to Lake Nyasa (Malawi) and Tanganyika. Johnston died at an early stage of the journey and Thomson (1858-95) took over. He led his safari successfully to the north end of Lake Nyasa and achieved a useful exploration of Lake Tanganyika.
Price: £ 3500
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