Special Map to Illustrate the Niger Expeditions in West Africa.

£950 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

rare folding map Rare map showing the expeditions of the Royal l Niger Company, one of whose aims was the suppression of the slave trade, and the Benin Expedition, at the time ongoing to avenge the massacre of a previous unarmed expedition to resolve trading disputes with the King of Benin. We can find only 2 institutional copies (Edinburgh, BL) and none appearing commercially. First edition; map on paper, 44.5 x 51 cm, scale 25 miles to the inch, folded into 8 sections, coloured in outline with an inset map of the continent of Africa to show relative position, printed title with vignette to upper cover, text to lower, couple of small splits to folds a very good copy.

• Binding: Hardcover

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