Detailing their Proceedings in the Kingdom of Shoa, and Journeys in other parts of Abyssinia, in the Years 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842. To which is Prefixed, a Geographical memoir of Abyssinia and South-Eastern Africa, by James M’Queen, Esq. Grounded on the Missionaries’ Journals, and the Expedition of the Pacha of Egypt up the Nile.First edition. 2 large folding maps (one repaired with some small loss at fold). 8vo. Original blind-stamped cloth, rebacked, old spine laid down. xxviii, 530, [4]ads.pp. London, 1843.
Rare. Just two copies (including this one) have appeared at auction in the last 30 years. Although Krapf and his colleagues considered missionary work to be their primary task, their time spent as explorers paved the way for the more well-known expeditions of Burton, Speke and Livingstone.
