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TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON: A JOURNEY IN EAST AFRICA (FIRST EDITION) by M. A Pringle
LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG
London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1884
8vo + xxx + 386pp. Hardcover bound in publishers original navy blue cloth. Gilted illustration on the front board. Silver tooling and gilt lettering to the spine. A foldout map of the route included in the rear.
A vivid early twentieth-century travel narrative documenting a journey into the interior of East Africa, culminating in the legendary “Mountains of the Moon” — the ancient name associated with the snow-capped Rwenzori range. For centuries, these mountains occupied a near-mythical place in geographical lore as the supposed source of the Nile.
Pringle’s account is significant for capturing East Africa at a pivotal historical moment: during the height of British colonial expansion, railway development, and European exploration. His observations provide valuable contemporary insight into landscapes, wildlife, indigenous communities, and the colonial mindset that shaped the region’s political and social transformation.
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