Originally published in 1899. The well illustrated contents record the adventures of those explorers and travellers who first entered this region. Contents include: First Discovery - Early Explorers - Moffat's Work in Namaqua Land - Livingstone's Early Discoveries - Galto and Andersson - Burton, Speke, Grant and Von Der Decken - Livingstone's Second Journey - - Karl Mauch - Western Equatorial Africa and its Explorers - Camerons Journey - Stanley's Journey fro Sea to Sea - The Age of Gold etc. Many of the earliest books on Africa, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.