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. In Volume 2 Burton describes his ascent of Mount Cameroon. Inhaltsverzeichnis 9. Diplomacy; departure and return to Lagos; The Camaroons Mountains: 1. Preliminaries of exploration; 2. We encamp at 'Mann's Spring'; 3. First ascent of Pico Grande; 4. Subsequent ascents by Messrs. Calvo, Saker, and Mann; 5. The final ascent; 6. Return to Fernando Po; Appendices: 1. Mr. Grazilhier's description of the Ambozes Country; 2. Mr. Merrick's tour in West Africa; 3. Flora of the Camaroons Mountains, of Clarence Peak, Fernando Po, and of the Peak of San Thomé; 4. Notes on the fauna of the Camaroons Mountains; 5. Reports and letters touching Ambas Bay; 6. Meteorological observations; 7. Hypsometrical table.

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: 9781108030281
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03028-1
• No. of pages: 332
• 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