Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire, Usually Called the Congo in South Africa, in 1816, Under the Direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, ... Some General Observations on the Country a - Softcover

Excerpt from Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire, Usually Called the Congo in South Africa, in 1816, Under the Direction of Captain J. K. Tuckey, R. N., To Which Is Added, the Journal of Professor Smith: And Some General Observations on the Country and Its Inhabitants, Published by Permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

But the owed of thefvoyage, of. Which rative is contained in the present volume, though fitted out in the naval department, is nearly, if not altogether, unconnected either with maritime dis covery or nautical surveying. It was planned and undertaken with the view and in the hope of solv ing, or of being instrumental in solving, a great geographical problem, in which all Europe had.

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