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Donkin, Rufane Shaw

 
9781437452709: A Dissertation on the Course and Probable Termination of the Niger

Synopsis

""A Dissertation On The Course And Probable Termination Of The Niger"" is a historical book written by Rufane Shaw Donkin in 1829. The book is a detailed account of the author's exploration of the Niger River in West Africa. Donkin, who was a British army officer and geographer, embarked on a journey to explore the river in 1822, with the aim of finding out its course and probable termination.The book provides a thorough description of the geography, climate, and people of the regions through which the Niger River flows. Donkin also discusses the history and culture of the various tribes and kingdoms that he encountered during his journey. The author's observations of the flora and fauna of the region are also included in the book.In addition to his exploration of the Niger River, Donkin also discusses the potential for trade and commerce in the region. He notes the strategic importance of the river as a potential transportation route for goods and people.Overall, ""A Dissertation On The Course And Probable Termination Of The Niger"" is a valuable historical document that provides insights into the geography, culture, and commerce of West Africa in the early 19th century. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in African history and geography.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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