Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo - Set Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Cong

Klappentext This two-volume 1876 work by Sir Richard Burton (1821 90) records expeditions made in West Africa in the 1860s. Zusammenfassung First published in 1876! this two-volume work describes two expeditions in West Africa undertaken by explorer and diplomat Richard Burton during his consulship in Equatorial Guinea in the 1860s. The first volume records Burton's trip up the Gaboon River and includes extensive ethnographical and geographical information. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Landing at the Tio Gabão (Gaboon River); 2. The departure; 3. Geography of the Gaboon; 4. The minor tribes and Mpongwe; 5. To Sánga-Tánga and back; 6. Village life in Pongo-land; 7. Return to the River; 8. Up the Gaboon River; 9. A specimen day with the Fán cannibals; 10. To the Mbíka (Hill); 11. Mr., Mrs, and Master Gorilla; 12. Corisco.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Francis Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108031349
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03134-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies; Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > Africa; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Africa / Central, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, African History, Classic Travel Writing, Congo, TRAVEL / Africa / Central, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)