Lot 302
M'William, James Ormiston
Auction: 13 January 2010 at 11:00 GMT
£813
Description
Medical history of the expedition to the Niger during the years 1841-2. London: John Churchill, 1843. 8vo, [viii, 287], 2 lithograph plates, 1 hand-coloured geological section, 1 folding map, 1 full-page illustration at p.255, folding map laid down on linen, 19th century calf gilt, red label, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp to backstrip
Footnote
Note: The work is divided into three parts: an account of the expedition, the history of the fever on board the Albert and its treatment, and a final part dealing with the state of medicine in the Niger, ventilation, meterology, and the geology of the Niger.