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$180 TRAVELS IN THE ATLAS AND SOUTHERN MOROCCO - A narrative of Exploration - Joseph Thomson, George Phillip and son, London, 1889 1st edition, two fold out colour maps of Morocco

TRAVELS IN THE ATLAS AND SOUTHERN MOROCCO - A narrative of Exploration - Joseph Thomson, George Phillip and son, London, 1889 1st edition, two fold out colour maps of Morocco, B&W illustrations, original green boards, worn, original endpapers - Thomson had previously undertaken several African expeditions and in 1885 had been awarded the founder's gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society. 'On 17 March 1888 Thomson set foot again on his chosen continent. On this occasion he elected to explore, on his own account, the Atlas mountains in Morocco. The difficulties thrown in his way were as great as any he had yet experienced. The escort provided by the Morocco authorities, under the pretense of protecting him, did everything to hamper his movements. But Thomson overcame all obstruction. He reached Jebel Ogdimt, a height of 12,734 feet, and climbed 13,150 feet up Tizi-n-Tamjurt'.Neate. Ex libris John Nankervis $180

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TRAVELS IN THE ATLAS AND SOUTHERN MOROCCO - A narrative of Exploration - Joseph Thomson, George Phillip and son, London, 1889 1st edition, two fold out colour maps of Morocco, B&W illustrations, original green boards, worn, original endpapers - Thomson had previously undertaken several African expeditions and in 1885 had been awarded the founder's gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society. 'On 17 March 1888 Thomson set foot again on his chosen continent. On this occasion he elected to explore, on his own account, the Atlas mountains in Morocco. The difficulties thrown in his way were as great as any he had yet experienced. The escort provided by the Morocco authorities, under the pretense of protecting him, did everything to hamper his movements. But Thomson overcame all obstruction. He reached Jebel Ogdimt, a height of 12,734 feet, and climbed 13,150 feet up Tizi-n-Tamjurt'.Neate. Ex libris John Nankervis $180<br /> <br /> BARKING MAD BOOKS - New Zealand's premiere specialist, rare, antiquarian, second hand & out-of-print bookshop & mail order service. Colin Monteath's collection of quality titles on Antarctica, Arctic, polar, mountain, Himalaya, mountaineering, rock climbing, natural history, travel and exploration books. - For sale in New Zealand dollars Contact colin@hedgehoghouse.com for more details/scans on any item....or to be added to Barking Mad Book's email Dogalog newsletter of recent acquisitions. Browsers welcome when in Christchurch, New Zealand - bookshop in Cashmere, 15 mins from city centre (by appointment only Cell# 022-693-2439).