Tuckey, James Kingston. Narratives of an Expedition to explore the River Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816. To which is added, the journal of professor Smith; some general observations on the country and its inhabitants; and an Appendix: Keeping the natural history of that part of the Kingdom of Congo through which the Zaire flows. 3 Bl., LXXXII S., 498 S. Folding card, 13 (of which 1 col.) steel plates and some text wood engravings. 27 x 21 cm. Leather (breathed, bruised and damaged; both book covers loosed). London, Murray, 1818. Gay 3059. – Report of an English writer Research trip from 1816 to the interior of Africa. Assuming that the Niger and Zaïre, or Congo, were identical, large sums were spent on equipping ships to go up to its source. Many members of the crew died of fever, so that only the mouth of the river could be explored. – Tables heavily browned, otherwise clean, only occasionally somewhat tanned specimen.