First edition. 49 (of 50) full-page autotype plates several with more than one image. Large 8vo. Original green cloth, gilt, spine a little rubbed. xviii, 194pp. London, 1887.
In the preface the author of this uncommon work decries the lack of photographic illustration in works of travel, and in particular that scientific expeditions had hitherto made little use of the “black art”. This is a beautifully illustrated work and along with with Thomson’s China and Its Peoples, is one of the first to use autotypes as illustrations. The author acccompanied Sir Peter Scatchley who had been appointed High Commissioner in the newly aquired territory in 1885.
