Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains - An Exploration

Klappentext A British explorer's account of his time in West Africa! spent among the Egba people and in climbing Mount Cameroon. Zusammenfassung Stationed as consul on the West African outpost of Fernando Po (modern-day Equatorial Guinea), the British adventurer Richard Burton (1821–1890) decided to explore the area, which he wrote about in this two-volume work, published in 1863. Volume 1 recounts his time with the Egba people. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. From Lagos to Abeokuta; 2. Entrée into Abeokuta; 3. Presented at Court; 4. Touching matters religious at Abeokuta; 5. The usual sketch - geographical and historical; 6. Our second visit to the King; 7. The King's return visit; 8. The de omnibus and cotton chapter.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Francis Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.04.2011
• EAN: 9781108030274
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03027-4
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies; Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Africa / West, TRAVEL / Africa / West, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, African History, West Africa, Classic Travel Writing