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Chapter 1: ZANZIBAR: CITY, ISLAND, AND COAST.
By Sir Richard Francis Burton
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The author presents a travel narrative and survey of an East African port, its island, and adjacent coast, blending on-the-ground journal entries with systematic observation. Descriptions cover arrival and city life, coastal navigation, climate and meteorology, and the region's flora, fauna, and economic activities. Separate chapters discuss local governance and prominent figures, assemble a concise chronicle of recent events, and offer ethnographic portraits of Arab, Swahili, and enslaved populations. Practical appendices compile meteorological readings, commodity prices, and a report on a nearby lake, while footnotes and corrections clarify sources and measurements.

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Title: Zanzibar; city, island, and coast. Vol. 1 (of 2)

Author: Sir Richard Francis Burton

Release date: October 30, 2022 [eBook #69270]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Tinsley Brothers, 1872

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ZANZIBAR.
VOL. I.

ANCIENT TOMB AT TONGO-NI.

ZANZIBAR:


CITY, ISLAND, AND COAST.

BY
RICHARD F. BURTON.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
TINSLEY BROTHERS, 18, CATHERINE ST., STRAND.
1872.
[All Rights reserved.]
JOHN CHILDS AND SON, PRINTERS.
TO
THE MEMORY OF MY OLD AND LAMENTED FRIEND,
John Frederick Steinhaeuser
(F.R.C.S., ETC. ETC., STAFF SURGEON, BOMBAY ARMY),
THIS NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY,
IN WHICH FATE PREVENTED HIS TAKING PART,
IS INSCRIBED
WITH THE DEEPEST FEELINGS OF AFFECTION AND REGRET.