Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo, Volume 2 — John Shaqi
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo, Volume 2Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo, Volume 2
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Africa, West -- Description and travel; Congo River -- Description and travel; Ethnology -- Africa, West
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Two Trips to
Gorilla Land
and
the Cataracts of the Congo.
By
Richard F. Burton.
In Two Volumes
Vol. II.
London: 1876
Contents of Vol. I.
Chapter I. From Fernando Po to Loango Bay.--the German
Expedition
Chapter II. To São Paulo De Loanda
Chapter III. The Festival.--a Trip to Calumbo--portuguese
Hospitality
Chapter IV. The Cruise along Shore--the Granite Pillar of
Kinsembo
Chapter V. Into the Congo River.--the Factories.--trip to
Shark's Point.--the Padrao and Pinda
Chapter VI. Up the Congo River.--the Slave Depot.--porto Da
Lenha.-arrival at Boma
Chapter VII. Boma.--our Outfit for the Interior
Chapter VIII. A Visit to Banza Chisalla
Chapter IX. Up the Congo to Banza Nokki
Chapter X. Notes on the Nzadi or Congo River
Chapter XI. Life at Banza Nokki
Chapter XII. Preparations for the March
Chapter XIII. The March to Banza Nkulu
Chapter XIV. The Yellala of the Congo
Chapter XV. Return to the Congo Mouth
Chapter XVI. The Slaver and the Missionary in the Congo River
Chapter XVII. Concluding Remarks
Appendix:--
I. Meteorological
II. Plants collected in the Congo, at Dahome, and the Island of
Annabom, by Mr. Consul Burton
III. Heights of Stations, West Coast of Africa, computed from
Observations made by Captain Burton
IV. Immigration Africaine
PART II.
The Cataracts of the Congo.
"Allí o mui grande reino está de Congo,
Por nós ja convertido à fé de Christo,
Por onde o Zaire passa claro e longo,
Rio pelos antiguos nunca visto."
"Here lies the Congo kingdom, great and strong,
Already led by us to Christian ways;
Where flows Zaïre, the river clear and long,
A stream unseen by men of olden days."
The Lusiada, V. 13.
Part II.
The Cataracts of the Congo.
Chapter I.
From Fernando Po to Loango Bay.--the German Expedition.
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