1 volume. First edition 1903.
Publishers pale green gilt pictorial cover.
xv, 341 pages.
Frontispiece portrait plate.
73 full-page illustrations.
Johnston's wide-ranging history of Nile exploration, beginning
with the Ancient Egyptians and the Greeks and continuing into
the Victorian period. An interesting history of the River Nile,
documenting the author's exploration of the river during his
time in Africa. Looking at the river itself, and the people and
cities along the river.
Sir Harry Johnston, was a British explorer. He wrote many
works on Africa, and could speak many African languages.
He was one of the key players in the 'Scramble for Africa',
the colonisation of African territory by Western Europe.
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