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

This two-volume 1876 work by Sir Richard Burton (1821 90) records expeditions made in West Africa in the 1860s.

List of contents

1. From Fernando Po to Loango Bay; 2. To Sao Paolo de Loanda; 3. The festival; 4. The cruise along shore; 5. Into the Congo River; 6. Up the Congo River; 7. Boma; 8. A visit to Banza Chisalla; 9. Up the Congo to Banza Nokki; 10. Notes on the Nzadi or Congo River; 11. Life at Banza Nokki; 12. Preparations for the march; 13. The march to Banza Nkulu; 14. The Yellala of the Congo; 15. Return to the Congo mouth; 16. The slaver and the missionary in the Congo River; 17. Concluding remarks; Appendix.

Summary

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 second volume records Burton's journey to Loango Bay and up the Congo River.

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: 9781108031356
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03135-6
• No. of pages: 382
• 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)