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Excerpt from Explorations in South-West Africa: Being an Account of a Journey in the Years 1861 and 1862 From Walvisch Bay, on the Western Coast, to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls
The absence of i the author in Africa, while this volume was passing. Through the press, must be pleaded in excuse for the alteration in the paging of the latter portion of the work. The last chapter was already 11] type, when some ms. Sheets were dis covered which supplied the narrative of events for the weeks intervening between the first attack of illness and the final resolution to abandon the design of descending the Zambesi, and to return by land to Walvisch Bay. It was found necessary to insert this narrative, which now forms Chapter XV.
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The absence of i the author in Africa, while this volume was passing. Through the press, must be pleaded in excuse for the alteration in the paging of the latter portion of the work. The last chapter was already 11] type, when some ms. Sheets were dis covered which supplied the narrative of events for the weeks intervening between the first attack of illness and the final resolution to abandon the design of descending the Zambesi, and to return by land to Walvisch Bay. It was found necessary to insert this narrative, which now forms Chapter XV.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Thomas Baines
Hardback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265164716
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm
Page Count - 641
Paperback
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ISBN - 9781330484265
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
Page Count - 643
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