Unter deutscher Flagge quer durch Afrika von West nach Ost

Wissmann, Hermann: 1889, dritte auflage, hardcover, 444 pages, illustrated and with the folding-out maps in the back of the book. Unter deutscher Flagge quer durch Afrika von West nach Ost by Hermann von Wissmann is a nineteenth century travel and expedition narrative describing the author’s crossing of Africa from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, with accounts of landscapes, peoples, trade routes and the logistical hardships of overland travel. The book also reflects the colonial outlook of its time and is important both as a record of exploration and as a historical document of German imperial ambition in Africa. In very good condition. German language