67 2075 Livingstone D and C 67/2075 Livingstone, D. and C. Narrative of an expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries; and of the discovery of the lakes Shirwa and Nyassa. 1858-1864. New York, Harper & Brother, 1866, XXII,638,6[publ. cat.], woodengr. double-p. frontisp., large fold. map w. col. borders, 12 woodengr. plates, title-vignette and ills., contemp. cl. - Map w. sm. tear repaired w. tape; lower hinge weak; upper hinge repaired. Spine-ends sl. dam.; spine sunned. = "In the course of the exploration of the Shiré River, Lake Shirwa was discovered, on April 18 1859, and on September 16 he [David Livingstone] arrived at lake Nyassa about two months before Dr. Roscher reached it. The Portuguese asserted, however, that Livingstone had not discovered the lake, and endeavoured to prove that they had known of its existence previously, but it appears that their object in making this statement was to make good their claim to the country". (Mendelssohn I, p.915). Gay 3034; Henze III, p.270; Howgego III, L34; cf. Kainbacher I, p.87.
67 2075 Livingstone D and C 67/2075 Livingstone, D. and C. Narrative of an expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries; and of the discovery of the lakes Shirwa and Nyassa. 1858-1864. New York, Harper & Brother, 1866, XXII,638,6[publ. cat.], woodengr. double-p. frontisp., large fold. map w. col. borders, 12 woodengr. plates, title-vignette and ills., contemp. cl. - Map w. sm. tear repaired w. tape; lower hinge weak; upper hinge repaired. Spine-ends sl. dam.; spine sunned. = "In the course of the exploration of the Shiré River, Lake Shirwa was discovered, on April 18 1859, and on September 16 he [David Livingstone] arrived at lake Nyassa about two months before Dr. Roscher reached it. The Portuguese asserted, however, that Livingstone had not discovered the lake, and endeavoured to prove that they had known of its existence previously, but it appears that their object in making this statement was to make good their claim to the country". (Mendelssohn I, p.915). Gay 3034; Henze III, p.270; Howgego III, L34; cf. Kainbacher I, p.87.
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