The Discovery of the Nile

by Gianni Guadalupi

Book Overview

Through archival illustrations, contemporary paintings, prints and maps, Guadalupi tells the history of the exploration of the river and the explorers such as Livingstone, Stanley and Schweinfurth.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556706006
• ISBN13: 9781556706004
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 6.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.5" x 14.4"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding

With over 300 pages, countless well-reproduced color illustrations mostly from historic prints (printed in Italy- no surprise)and oversized pages around 10 x 14 inches, this book is one of my favorite "coffee table" books. But it is more than that. It is engagingly written and filled with information on the discovery of the Nile and more. I especially like all the historic maps reprinted in it. There is so much more, too, including David Roberts' prints in very accurate color. If you are at all interested in this subject, you will love this book!

Stunning Plates!

The plates in this LARGE volume are absolutely stunning! If you are at all interested in the history of Africa, it will be well worth your while to get this book before all of the cheaper copies are bought up.