First footsteps in East Africa, or, An explanation of Harar
1856
First footsteps in East Africa, or, An explanation of Harar
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890, author
1856
Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. xl, 648 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : 23 cm Includes index "Printed by Spottiswoode & Co."--Colophon Preface -- Departure from Aden -- Life in Zayla -- Excursions near Zayla -- The Somal, their origin and peculiarities -- From Zayla to the Hills -- From the Zayla Hills to the Marar Prairie -- From the Marar Prairie to Harar -- Ten days at Harar -- A ride to Berberah -- Berberah and its environs -- Postscript -- Appendix I: Diary and observations made by Lieutenant Speke, when attempting to reach the Wady Nogal -- Appendix II: Grammatical outline and vocabulary of the Harari language -- Appendix III: Meteorological observations in the cold season of 1854-5 / by Lieutenants Herne, Stroyan, and Burton -- Appendix IV: [Omitted] -- Appendix V: A condensed account of an attempt to reach Harar from Ankobar / [by William Barker] Includes bibliographical notes
