Speke, J.H. and Grant, J.A. The Botany of the Speke and Grant Expedition. An Enumeration of the Plants collected during the Journey of the late Captain J.H. Speke and Captain (now Lieut.-Col.) J.A. Grant from Zanzibar to Egypt. Pub. Trans. of the Linnean Society. [c.1872]
pp.190 with fold-out colour map (by W. and A.K. Johnston, London) and 136 b/w. lithograph plates by and after W.H. Fitch. 4to. Hardback. Only the very occ. marginal spot, o/w. contents fine. Marbled endpapers. More recent, handsome, full green morocco leather binding with raised bands in nr. fine condition. Housed in purpose made green cloth solander box in nr. fine condition.
When appointed to accompany Speke to the sources of the Nile, Grant thought that ‘many a pleasant hour might be spent in collecting plants and seeds while traversing the country to be explored. He purchased drying paper and note books to allow him to do so and in the introduction to this work he commented that upon their return, the plants were very well received by Kew. The map illustrates the route of their expedition from Zanzibar to Egypt.
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