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Title

Travels in Africa during the years ... / by Dr. Wilhelm Junker; translated from the German by A.H. Keane ; illustrated.

Author

Junker, Wilhelm, 1840-1892

Publication

London : Chapman and Hall Limited, 1890-1892.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912
• Chapman and Hall, publisher.
• Richard Clay and Sons, printer.

Description

3 volumes : illustrations, maps, portraits; 23 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Alternative Title

• Travels in Africa during the years 1875-1878
• Travels in Africa during the years 1879-1883
• Travels in Africa during the years 1882-1886

Subjects

• Inscriptions (Provenance)
• Sudan > Description and travel
• Africa, Central > Description and travel
• Africa, East > Description and travel

Genre/Form

Inscriptions (Provenance)

Note

• Title vignette in each volume.
• With a half-title in volumes 2 and 3.
• "Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, London & Bungay."--printer statement, verso of title page in all volumes.
• Includes index at end of each volume.

Provenance (note)

• inscribed: in ink on half title page in all volumes "C.G. Crolius July 30th 1900." This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

• v. 1 (1875-1878). ch. 1. Journey from Alexandria to the Libyan Desert and through the Natron Valley -- ch. 2. Journey through the Baraka Valley to Kassala -- ch. 3. Taka and Qedaref -- ch. 4. To the Blue Nile and Kartum -- ch. 5. Journey to Sennaar and the Sobat -- ch. 6. Journey from Khartum to Ladó and residence there -- ch. 7. Journey from Ladó to Mákaraká Land -- ch. 8. Residence and explorations in Mákaraká Land -- ch. 9. Further stay in Kabayéndi -- ch. 10. Journey from Mákaraká Land to the Rôi -- ch. 11. Journey from Rumbek to the Bahr el-Ghazeal Mudirîyeh and through Mittú Mádi-Land to Gosá -- ch. 12. Journey from Kurdúrma to the Silei Mountains -- ch. 13. Journey to Kaliká -- ch. 14. Last residence in Kabayéndi and Wandi ; Return journey to Ladó -- ch. 15. Residence in Ladó and treutn journey to Khartum -- ch. 16. Second visit to Khartum and return -- Index.
• v. 2 (1879-1883). ch. 1. From Europe to Khartum -- ch. 2. Journey from Khartum to Meshra er-Rêq -- ch. 3. Journey from Meshra er-Rêq to Dem Soliman -- ch. 4. From Dem Soliman to Prince Ndoruma's -- ch. 5. Residence at Prince Ndoruma's and building of the Lacrima Station -- ch. 6. From Ndoruma's, to the Welle-Makua -- ch. 7. Residence at Prince Mambanga's, and journey eastwards to Tangasi -- ch. 8. From the Welle back to Ndoruma's and last stay in Lacrima -- ch. 9. From Nodruma's through A-Madi Land to the A-Barmbos and back to the A-Madi -- ch. 10. Residence with the A-Madis and journey to Hawash Station -- ch. 11. Negotiations for peace with Mambanga and stay at Hawash Station -- ch. 12. Journey to the Chief Bakangai from Hawash Station.
• v. 3 (1882-1886). ch. 1. Journey from Bakangai's to Kanna's, and thence to Tangasi -- ch. 2. Tangasi ; Journey through Kubbi to the east, and back to Kubbi -- ch. 3. From Kubbi to the Nepoko, and back to Tangasi -- ch. 4. From Tangasi to my station at Zemio's, and first residence there -- ch. 5. From Zemio's to the Bagbinne's on the Welle-Makua, and to Ali Kobbo's -- ch. 6. At Ali Kobbo's on the Welle-Makua, and back to Zemio's -- ch. 7. Second residence at Zemio's -- ch. 8. From Zemio's through Ndoruma's to Lado -- ch. 9. Frist sojourn in Lado after the return journey from Zemio (21st January to 7th June, 1884) -- ch. 10. Journey to Dufileh, sojourn there, and return to Lado (June 7th to September 18th, 1884) -- ch. 11. Second residence at Lado (September 18th, 1884, to January 26th, 1885) -- ch. 12. Second departure from Lado ; Residence at Anfina's and return to Wadelai (January 26th, 1885, to January 2nd, 1886) -- ch. 13. Journey from Wadelai through Bunyoro and Buganda to Zanzibar -- Index.

Call Number

Sc 916.29-J (Junker, W. Travels in Africa)

LCCN

03000441

OCLC

3654658

Author

Junker, Wilhelm, 1840-1892, author.

Title

Travels in Africa during the years ... / by Dr. Wilhelm Junker; translated from the German by A.H. Keane ; illustrated.

Publisher

London : Chapman and Hall Limited, 1890-1892.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Provenance

Copy in Sc 916.29-J (accession nos. B593720-B593722) inscribed: in ink on half title page in all volumes "C.G. Crolius July 30th 1900." This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Connect to:

Full text available via HathiTrust -- v. 1 (1875-1878)

Full text available via HathiTrust -- v. 2 (1879-1883) (University of Michigan copy)

Full text available via HathiTrust -- v. 3 (1882-1886) (University of Michigan copy)

Added Author

Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912, translator.

Chapman and Hall, publisher.

Richard Clay and Sons, printer.

Crolius, C. G., active 1900, former owner, inscriber.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc 916.29-J (Junker, W. Travels in Africa)

BMW (Junker, W. J. Travels in Africa during the years 1875[-1886])