R.G.S.: Map of the Route of the R.G.S. East African Expedition to Lakes Nyassa & Tanganyika
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Cartographer:
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R.G.S.
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Title:
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Map of the Route of the R.G.S. East African Expedition to Lakes Nyassa & Tanganyika
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Date:
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1880
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Published:
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London
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Width:
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20 inches / 51 cm
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Height:
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9 inches / 23 cm
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Map ref:
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AFR5823
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Description:
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| Dar Es Salaam to Lakes Nyassa and Tanganyika. The route of the Royal Geographical Society's East African Expedition of 1878-1880. This expedition set out under the leadership of Alexander Keith Johnston, a scion of the famous cartographic family who died while undertaking it in 1879. Another member of the expedition was Joseph Thomson, after whom Thomson's gazelle is named and who is given credit for this map. Printed colour. [AFR5823] |