This edition contains the Proposal of Captain Harris to the Geographical Society of Bombay, volunteering to proceed on an expedition to penetrate to that great Inland Lake, the actual existence of which, between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, was first established by Dr. Smith's expedition in 1853.
In a postscript to the Introduction some particulars are given of Retief's massacre, together with his party, by Dingan, and of the efforts of the colonial authorities to put an end to the mania of emigration on the part of the colonial farmers.' (Mendelssohn vol. 1, page 688)
Second edition (or first London edition): 387 pages, tinted lithographic frontispiece and 6 plates (the frontispiece, 2 plates as well as the folding map missing)
Bound in half leather and marbled boards, with gilt title and decor on spine.
Five raised bands on spine. A clean and unmarked copy, binding solid, corners sharp, in good condition.
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 8vo (200 x130mm)
