Lot #32/04 Captain Owen of the African survey

Lot #32/04 Captain Owen of the African survey: the hydrographic surveys of Admiral W.F.W. Owen on the coast of Africa and the Great Lakes of Canada …. his fight against the African slave trade …. his life in Campobello Island, New Brunswick, 1774-1857 by E.H. Burrows. A biography of the man who led the expedition to chart 20000 miles of the African coastline over a four year period, producing over 300 charts. Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema, 1979. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Pp. viii,248, photos, illustrations, portraits, maps. Dust jacket rubbed, particularly near top front, book condition excellent. Good+ Reserve price: R260.00 bids welcome