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The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Francis Burton
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - African Studies
Series part Volume No. Volume 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:446
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreClassic travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781108031288
ClassificationsDewey:916.70423
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 6 Plates, color; 8 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 May 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-90) was an explorer who began his career in the Bombay army in 1842. While in India he developed his linguistic talent, mastering more than forty different languages and dialects. He turned to writing books in the 1850s and over the remaining forty years of his life published dozens of works and more than 100 articles. In this two-volume work, published in 1860, Burton discusses geographical and ethnological matters, while also giving space to the 'picturesque points of view which the subject offers' in recounting his journey to Zanzibar and around the lakes in present-day Tanzania. In Volume 1 Burton begins his expedition on the island of Zanzibar before moving inland to explore the Kingani and Mgeta Rivers. He crosses the Usagara mountains and ends the volume in Unyamwezi, 'the far-famed land over the moon'.