Facsimile reprint of the 1865 edition.
Dedicated by express permission to the Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, THE VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER, sketched on the spot during the journey of J.Chapman & T.Baines, by T.Baines, F.R.G.S.
Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Books Of Rhodesia,Bulawayo, frontispiece of author, dedicated to THE RHODESIA PIONEER'S AND EARLY SETTLERS SOCIETY, first page reads, with compliments and best wishes from R.L.T. and associated companies, publishers introduction, 11 coloured facsimile reproductions, 375 x 575mm,small tear on one tissue guard, condition: very good.
Thomas Baines who reached the Victoria Falls in 1862 in company with James Chapman was the first artist to look upon and paint this great river wander.His folio of 10 chromolithographs,with illustrated title page and descriptive notes appeared in London in 1866,the first-ever book of wholly Rhodesian content to be published.(from the introduction).
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