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The River Niger was an enigma until the late eighteenth century:its source was known but not its course.In some maps it evaporated into the Sahara,in others drained into lake Tchad,or simply vanished,as unconquered as the diseases lurking within West Africa.Until 1795.Then,a young Scots doctor named Mungo Park,in an astonishing journey,discovered the upper Niger-and the mystery deepend.The river now appeared to flow into the centre of the continent. Read about it.
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H/b in nice clean boards,guilt to spine, In pictorial d/w,with a short tear to the top outside corner,easy to repair,Size 9×6 pp 350 inc,index,bibliography,photographic plates,portraites,and page maps,map of continent,to both front and back p/d and f/e/p.Hinges strong,Binding firm,Internaly bright and clean throuhgout.No foxing,staining,or browning,in all aspects,a v/g copy.Pity about the short tear in the d/w.
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