Zanzibar - City, Island, and Coast

Klappentext This two-volume memoir of 1872 chronicles Burton and Speke's 1857 9 expedition to find the source of the Nile. Zusammenfassung Written by the explorer and diplomat Sir Richard Burton (1821–90), this two-volume account of Zanzibar and of the 1857–9 expedition attempting to discover the source of the Nile was first published in 1872. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. From Zanzibar to Mombasah; 2. Mombasah or Mvíta; 3. Visit to the Kisulodi-ni mission house; 4. The people of Mombasah. The Wanyike tribe; 5. From Mombasah to the Panga-ni River; 6. From Panga-ni Town to Tongwe outpost. The Baloch guard; 7. The march to Fuga. Ascent of the highlands of East Africa. Presentation to King Kimwere; 8. The march back. The hippopotamus hunt. The return to Zanzibar; 9. Visit to Sa'adani, the copal field; 10. The East African Expedition of 1857-9; 11. To Kilwa, the end of the East African Expedition (1857-9); 12. Captain Speke; Appendices.

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: 9781108031479
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03147-9
• No. of pages: 546
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies; Zanzibar 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Tanzania, HISTORY / Africa / East, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, African History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, African history: pre-colonial period