Author: Coupland, Reginald.
Title: Kirk on the Zambesi. A Chapter of African History.
Description: Oxford University Press. 1968 reprint. Red cloth boards. 286pp illustrated frontis, plates, foldout map at rear. 8vo. Bookplate to front pastedown. top edge dusty, dib to spine near title, overall G-VG condition in G- dustwrapper (spine tanned and frittered at ends, some stains, small loss in spine corresponding to dib, no other major loss or tears). unmarked folding map at rear. A biography of Sir John Kirk that principally covers his part in the expedition up the Zambesi in the footsteps of Livingstone. Provides a review of Africa in 1850, then covers the outset of the expedition in 1858, the 'discovery' of Nyasaland (Malawi) in 1859-1860, the climax and end of the expedition 1861, 1862, 1863, finishing with a review of the results of the expedition. Does not cover the subsequent important 20 years of his working life spent in Zanzibar. Interesting sketches and photographs by Kirk reproduced here. Also some letters between Kirk & Livingstone.

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