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Narrative Of Discovery And Adventure In Africa: From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time; With Illustrations Of The Geology, Mineralogy, And Zoology

Narrative Of Discovery And Adventure In Africa: From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time; With Illustrations Of The Geology, Mineralogy, And Zoology

Jameson, Robert

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African HistoryGeneral World HistoryNortheast

ISBN10: 935450535X
ISBN13: 9789354505355
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 374
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Across deserts, rivers, and coasts, Africa has long challenged the imagination and the map. Africa opens, page by page. Robert Jameson gathers centuries of african geography and discovery into a single, vivid panoramic account: encounters, routes, and hard-won observations drawn from explorers and african expeditions, from the earliest records to nineteenth century Africa. As historical travel literature, it reads as a classic exploration collection - brisk, curious, and grounded in what travellers could see, measure, and report. You will also find an illustrated natural history thread throughout, with attention to geology and mineral resources, mineralogy, and zoology that turns journeying into close study. These african exploration narratives matter not only for adventure but for context: how Europe imagined and investigated a vast continent, and how knowledge was compiled before modern survey science. For armchair travel enthusiasts, it offers sweep and variety; for collectors of historical travel literature, it stands as a period primary reference for african history and the evolution of exploration writing, best read alongside later landmarks such as the David Livingstone travelogues. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Jameson writes with a compiler's discipline and a storyteller's pace, tracing early african exploration into more fully recorded journeys. The result is both narrative and handbook: a readable companion and a practical reference for african history and the natural sciences behind exploration.

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