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Mr, Edward Arnold's List. 



THROUGH UNKNOWN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. 



The First Expedition from Somaliland to Lake 

 Rudolf and Lamu. 



A Narrative of Scientific Exploration and Sporting Adventures. 



By A. DONALDSON SMITH, M.D., F.R.G.S., 

 Hon. Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 



With nearly 30 full-page Plates and a large number of smaller Illustrations, 

 drawn from the author's Photographs and Sketches by A. D. 

 McCoRMicK, Charles Whymper, etc. 



Large 8vo., One Guinea. 



The body of the work is occupied by the narrative of the expedition, and 

 its valuable scientific results are given in a series of Appendices to be 

 contributed by such eminent specialists as Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, Dr. Giinther, 

 Dr. Gregory, Mr. Boulenger, Mr. Pocock, Dr. Holland, and others. 



Dr. Donaldson Smith arrived at Berbera, on the coast of Somaliland, 

 about Midsummer, 1894; During a previous expedition undertaken for 

 sporting purposes in Somaliland, he had conceived the plan of penetrating 

 into the unknown interior of the Dark Continent and forcing his way to 

 Lake Rudolf The present volume tells how he was enabled to achieve his 

 object .after just a year's march, beset by constant dangers and difficulties 

 that would have proved fatal to a less hardy or persevering explorer. From 

 Lake Rudolf Dr. Donaldson Smith made his way to the east coast at Lamu, 

 by which time he had marched no less than four thousand miles. 



Dr. Smith found it necessary to take with him the considerable force of 

 eighty armed men, for self-defence in case of attack by the savage tribes of 

 the interior, and on more than one occasion the force was called into action 

 in a most exciting manner. The party experienced all kinds of hardships 

 and perils, but nothing was allowed to interfere with the scientific objects of 

 the expedition, although sport, both for its own sake and for purposes of food 

 supply, filled an important place in the plans. 



Valuable collections were made of plants, birds, insects, geological speci- 

 mens, and ethnographical curiosities, by which the great museums of America 

 and Europe have been sensibly enriched. Dr. Donaldson Smith discovered 

 a town in which there were stone houses and beautiful shrines, in regions 

 where only mud huts were supposed to exist. He came into prolonged 

 contact with the warlike Abyssinians, and was even the recipient of an 

 autograph letter from the Emperor Menelek. His journey took him through 

 some of the loveliest scenery in the world. 



