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Bertrand, Alfred AU PAYS DES BA-ROTSI HAUT-ZAMBéZE. Voyage d'Exploration en Afrique et Retour par les Chutes Victoria, Le MatŽbŽlŽland, le Transvaal, Natal, le Cap Paris Librairie Hachette et Cie. 1898

First edition, INSCRIBED by the author. With 104 illustrations from photos and two folding maps at the rear. Small 4to, original dark green cloth with gilt lettered spine and cover and a small pictorial gilt vignette on the cover, t.e.g. [vi], 331. A very fine, attractive copy.

INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY. The inscription reads: 'Monsieur --- Madam ---. De la part de l'auteur et en souvenir de leur bonne hospitalitŽ. Alfred Bertrand. GenŽve 1901.'
This expedition was organized by Captain A. St. Hill Gibbons, and included the author and Messrs. Reid and Pirie. Bertrand briefly visited the Diamond Fields at Kimberley, and the party arrived at the Zambesi about the end of June, and calling on Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jalla, the missionaries at Kazungula, were hospitably received, obtaining the welcome information that King Lewanika had granted them permission to visit Barotseland. On August 1st Mr. Bertrand started on a journey with the object of visiting King Lewanika, and the missionary, Mr. Coillard, who resided at Lealuyi. After seventeen days of travelling the author arrived, and was hospitably received by the King, who presented him with some articles of native manufacture. He was shown over the missionary station by the veteran minister, who had met with great success in the country...After some stay in Barotseland the author returned to Kazungula and visited the Victoria Falls, leaving soon after for Bulawayo, where it was arranged the expedition should break up. There is an interesting account of Bulawayo and the Chartered Company's territories at this date (Mendelssohn, pp. 120-21).

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