Johnston, Harry.

Pioneers in South Africa. With Eight Coloured Illustrations by Wal Paget.

London, Glasgow, Bombay, Blackie and Son Limited, no year (c.1915). 13.5 cm x 19.5 cm. Frontispiece, 316 pages. 16 illustrations total – 8 in colour, 8 in black and white. Including three fold-out maps (Central and South Africa / Africa before Livingstone’s Journeys / Africa by discovery or report after Livingstone’s last researches were published 1874). Hardcover [publisher’s original navy cloth] with lettering and design on spine and front board. Frontispiece and one illustration cleanly detached but loosely inserted. Otherwise in very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Occasional spotting to edges and foxing throughout. [ “Pioneer” Library ]

Includes, for example, the following: South Africa as the White Man First Saw It / The Portuguese Reveal Southern Africa / The Explorations of the Dutch / Mosilikatsi and the Boers / Livingstone’s Great Journeys / The Explorers of South-West Africa etc.

Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston GCMG KCB (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927), frequently known as Harry Johnston, was a British explorer who travelled widely in East and Central Africa, botanist, artist, colonial administrator and linguist who spoke many African languages. He published 40 books on African subjects and was one of the key players in the Scramble for Africa that occurred at the end of the 19th century. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: [Pioneer Library] · [Pioneers of Empire] · Africa · Africa – Rare · Africa, British Southern · Africa, South West · Africa, Southern · African Cultures · African History · Africana Collection of Rare Books · Boers · Books with vintage Maps · Colonialism · David Bailey · Dutch Colonialism/Imperialism · Dutch history · Exploration · Explorations · Explorer · Explorers · History · Imperialism · Pioneers · Portuguese Imperialism Colonialism · Scramble for Africa · Travel Africa – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120174AB

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