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BURTON, RICHARD F., Sir. The Lake Regions of Central Equatorial Africa. 12 tinted wood-engraved plates; folding engraved map. xvi, [2], 412; vi, [2], 468 pages, including half-titles. 2 volumes. 8vo, 215x142 mm, later 19th-century cloth with leather lettering pieces, spines slightly faded and discolored; occasional marginal soiling, dampstains on a few plates, York Subscription Library stamp on verso of map, slightly showing through on recto. London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860
first edition of the narrative of the 2-year expedition undertaken by Burton and John Hanning Speke to find the source of the Nile, which culminated in an acrimonious feud. Strained relations between them worsened after Speke discovered Lake Victoria (which he correctly believed to be the source) while Burton lay ill. Reaching England first and announcing his discovery independently of Burton, Speke was chosen by the Royal Geographical Society to lead a return expedition without him. His findings continued to be disputed by Burton and others as unsatisfactorily proven. Abbey Travel 275; Casada 42; Penzer, pages 65-66.
