Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade 1874, First Edition

Samuel Baker

First Edition

[Slavery & Abolition], [Sudan, Egypt, Ottoman Empire ] BAKER, Sir Samuel W. Ismailia: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade Organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt. 2 volumes. London: Published by Macmillan & Co. First Edition, 1874. Illustrated with over 50 engraved plates by Zwecker and Durand and with one full page colour map and one large folding colour map. Bound in three quarter black calf, marbled covers, end papers, and fore edge, gilt lettering to spines. Tall 8vo. vi, 447; vii, 588. Baker was an English explorer, naturalist, writer, and abolitionist. In 1869, he led a military expedition to the equatorial regions of the Nile with the object of suppressing the slave trade. This 1874 first edition of Ismailia presents Sir Samuel White Baker’s detailed account of his expedition through Central Africa, specifically the region of Equatoria, commissioned by Ismail Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt, with the stated mission of suppressing the East African slave trade. Rich in ethnographic and geographical detail, the volumes include maps—most notably a fold-out of the Albert N’yanza basin—and numerous illustrations depicting landscapes, people, and military operations. Baker, a British explorer and anti-slavery advocate, with a force of 1700 men from the Khedive Authority of the Ottoman Empire, took control of large parts of the Sudan and southern Egypt. chronicles the logistical and military challenges of the journey and its culture and inhabitants. Some wear to leather covers, pencil inscriptions to free end papers, Binding is tight and pages are clean. Overall very good condition. (Blackmer 66).

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