To the Gold Coast for Gold - A Personal Narrative (Paperback)

First published in 1883, this travel memoir describes the journey into West Africa undertaken by explorers Richard Burton (1821 90) and Verney Lovett Cameron (1844 94) in 1881. The mission for the two men was to assess the mining potential of the west coast, first observed by Burton in a publication that had appeared twenty years earlier. The first few chapters of Volume 1 cover Burton's journey from Trieste to Lisbon, Madeira and Tenerife and on to Africa during the winter of 1881, including descriptions of Mount Atlas and the Canary Islands. The volume finishes with their arrival in Sierra Leone. The expedition was cut short by the Foreign Office, who feared for the safety of the two explorers. Burton returned to Europe with a large collection of plant and animal specimens, and the pair sent 151 plant species, lists of which are included in the appendices, to Kew Gardens.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	To the Gold Coast for Gold 2 Volume Set, Volume 1
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	June 2011
Authors:	Richard Francis Burton • Verney Lovett Cameron
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	390
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-03142-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > History > African history > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	1-108-03142-0
Barcode:	9781108031424

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