The Journal of Frederick Horneman's Travels, from Cairo to Mourzouk, the Capital of the Kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa. In the Years 1797-8.
HORNEMAN (Frederick).

The Journal of Frederick Horneman's Travels, from Cairo to Mourzouk, the Capital of the Kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa. In the Years 1797-8.

First edition. 2 large folding engraved maps, both with routes coloured by hand, and a further full page sketch map. 4to. Later leather with gilt spine, covers with scratches. Internally with some browning and foxing, as usual. Bookplate to upper pastedown and auction description mounted to lower endpaper. iv, xxvi, 195pp. London, W. Bulmer & Co., for G. & W. Nicol, 1802.

£750.00
HORNEMAN (Frederick).
The Journal of Frederick Horneman's Travels, from Cairo to Mourzouk, the Capital of the Kingdom of Fezzan, in Africa. In the Years 1797-8.

Horneman was one of the unlucky four sent out by the African Association to find the source of the Niger and the direction of its flow. During his first expedition, he reached Murzuk, but was forced to retreat to Tripoli. On his second attempt, however, he died somewhere on the Niger, without being able to inform the world of his accomplishments.

Cox I, p. 398.

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