Project Gutenberg 2023-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 184 Schweinfurth, Georg August 1836 1925 Reade, William Winwood 1838 1875 Reade, Winwood Reade, W. Winwood (William Winwood) Frewer, Ellen E. (Ellen Elizabeth) 1848 1940 Frewer, Ellen Elizabeth The heart of Africa, Vol. 1 (of 2) $aLondon :$bSampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, $c1873. Carol Brown, Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Heart of Africa, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Georg August Schweinfurth is a scientific travel narrative written in the late 19th century. Documenting Schweinfurth's three-year journey from 1868 to 1871, the work explores unexplored regions of Central Africa, focusing on botanical research and ethnographic observations. It highlights his experiences traversing various landscapes, interacting with diverse cultures, and documenting his findings about the flora and fauna of the regions he explored. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Schweinfurth's ambitious expedition into Central Africa. Schweinfurth reflects on his previous journey and the inciting factors that led him to undertake this more extensive exploration. He details the logistical challenges he faced in preparing for the voyage, including bureaucratic encounters at customs, as well as the physical journey over the Red Sea to reach the African mainland. Throughout this beginning portion, he establishes his determination to study the rich and diverse botanical life and to uncover the mysteries of the lands along the Nile, outlining the scientific context and personal motivations that drive his exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b21908552_0001 20200923115450schweinfur 1873 gb Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Africa, Central -- Description and travel Schweinfurth, Georg August, 1836-1925 -- Travel -- Africa, Central DT Text Category: Travel Writing Category: Science - Biology Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1313811 2025-06-28T09:54:12.143562 text/html 1292262 2023-09-12T17:31:43 text/html 6522831 2025-06-28T09:54:29.724495 application/epub+zip 6376099 2025-06-28T09:54:16.543596 application/epub+zip 780782 2025-06-28T09:54:14.081572 application/epub+zip 7382209 2025-06-28T09:54:38.956453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7311143 2025-06-28T09:54:27.524480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1169394 2025-06-28T09:54:10.469596 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1169367 2023-09-12T17:31:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18656 2025-06-28T09:54:39.122424 application/rdf+xml 23271 2025-06-28T09:54:14.729564 image/jpeg 3288 2025-06-28T09:54:14.405538 image/jpeg 12558663 2023-09-12T17:31:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 12841256 2025-06-28T09:54:12.552599 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia