Nov 22, 2005 - Sale 2058

Sale 2058 - Lot 35

Price Realized: $ 1,380
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
BURTON, RICHARD. Autograph Letter Signed, to E. Erten, commenting on his map of East Africa and suggesting changes. 1 page, 8vo sheet, personal stationery; nicely framed. Np, 13 December no year
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"Your map is very nice. I shall take the liberty of suggesting that the west [unclear word] about Kilwa might be filled in from Baron Von der Deckens map, especially Kilwa Kivinja. Only don't adopt German spelling . . ."
Burton (1821-90) British explorer and writer, published First Footsteps in East Africa in 1856, detailing his experiences in the desert.