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In the latter part of the nineteenth century, as technological
progress enabled the exploration of hitherto neglected territory,
the powers of Western Europe embarked on a process of imperial
expansion into the African continent. As a journalist for The
Times, geographer John Scott Keltie (1840-1927) wrote articles on
the 'scramble' at the time, and in 1893 published this
authoritative text on the subject, here reissued in its revised and
augmented second edition of 1895. Keltie's presentation of the
topic was well received and remained of lasting relevance, being
described in his obituary as 'the best text-book of that
exploration and division of a forgotten continent'. Early chapters
address certain aspects of African history, but the bulk of the
book deals with European attempts at settlement, partition and
commercial exploitation. The future of Africa, as a site of ongoing
European contention and competition, is also considered.
Title: The World's Great Explorers and Explorations. Edited by J.
S. Keltie ... H. J. Mackinder ... and E. G. Ravenstein.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This
collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and
documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also
included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of
trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and
the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Keltie, John Scott;
Mackinder, Halford John; Ravenstein, Ernst Georg; 1889-92. 7 vol.;
8 . 10024.cc.19.
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