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THOMSON (Joseph).

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The Narrative of the Royal Geographical Society’s East Central Africa Expedition, 1878-80.

First edition. 2 vols. 2 folding maps & photographic frontispieces to each volume. Small 8vo. Original brown cloth with decorative titles and gilt to spine. Headcaps a little scuffed, a little shaken, but a very good copy. xxiv, 320; viii, 323.pp. London, Sampson Low et al, 1881.

£3,000.00

An excellent copy of this the first western expedition to reach Lake Nyasa from the north, to journey between Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika, and to visit Lake Leopold, gathering a wealth of information on the East African interior for the Royal Geographical Society.

The expedition’s success was partly due to the efficient organization of Chuma, one of David Livingstone’s compatriots, and equally “[u]nlike other white explorers, whose expeditions had been beset by desertions and mutinies, Thomson lost only one member of his original party - a testimony to his easy-going, laissez-faire style of leadership that appealed so much to his African companions” (Howgego). Despite these evident achievements, Joseph Thomson is not as well known as the likes of Livingstone, Stanley, Butron or Speke. Howgego IV, T20.

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