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| Number: | 1867 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Region: | East |
| Place Names: | Botswana, Zimbabwe, , Zambia, Mozambique, Zambezi - Zambesi River, |
| Year of Origin: | 1904 |
| Title: | Map of the MIDDLE ZAMBEZI |
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| Language: | English |
| Publish Origin: | London |
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| Cartographer: |
Alfred St. Hill Gibbons |
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| Publisher: |
John Lane The Bodley Head |
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| Measurement Notes: | on map |
| Notes: | from book #2239; 'AFRICA From South to North Through Marotseland' discribes expedtion from Cairo, south along the Nile, through Uganda, Congo, Tanganyika, Zambesia, Going west to the Atlantic then back through the Okavango and south to the Cape. One of the most in-depth books on the Congo-Zambesi Basin. Gibbons set out to discover the main source of the Zambesi and define and map the regions. These two volumes provide excellent information on the terrain and rivers, as well as the peoples inhabiting the area. a graphic account of the difficulties encountered in the prosecution of the journeys, together with much valuable information respecting Marotseland, and other parts of the continent of Africa, which at this period were unexplored. . . . A detailed and fascinating account, very well-illustrated, with good descriptions of the countries and peoples, climate, nature, etc; This expedition had a number of objects, one of which was to furnish the late Mr Cecil Rhodes with such information.as might be of assistance in the selection of a route for the projected trans-continental railway - more especially with reference to the crossing of the Zambesi. "Captain Gibbons hunted in Barotseland for about ten months, and he gives a full description of the regions of the Upper Zambesi, together with an account of the Marotse, Matoka, Mashikolumbwe, and other subjects of the Marotse king, Liwanika. The volume contains many views of the country, and of the Victoria Falls, together with illustrations of many hunting scenes. The map of the kingdom of the Marotse, and the appendices contain some excellent notes on the characteristics, climate, prosopects, and fauna of the country." Mendelssohn Mendelssohn I, 593; |
| Last updated: Feb 11, 2010 |