Through the dark continent : or, the sources of the Nile, around the great lakes of equatorial Africa, and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean : in four volumes. Vol. 1
Year: 1878
Type: other
Abstract: In consequence of the size to which the volumes of the original edition of this work had expanded, the London publishers found it necessary to omit a large amount of valuable matter already in type, and, at least for the present, the Asher Edition could not but follow their example.This material consists of chapters on the hydro graphy, ethnology, and natural history of Central Africa, and of "Considerations" on the lakes, lands, and peoples of the Equatorial regions; as well as chapters on the hydrography and physical geography of the Western half of Africa, with special reference to the Livingstone Basin and River, and the volcanic formation of the defile through which the Livingstone falls into the Atlantic; with, also, calculations of the volume and velocity of fifteen of the greater affluents of the Livingstone.This material, together with the account of Mr. Stanley's exploration of the Rufiji River (promised for the Appendix, see page 69, Vol.I.), will be gathered into one or two supplementary volumes, and published during the autumn.
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7006372879