Travels Through The Interior of Africa By Christian Damberger

1801
First Edition

One of the most famous literary hoaxes of the 19th century. Although it claimed to be a factual account of a 16-year journey on foot from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, it was actually a fabrication written by a German cabinet-maker or a pseudonymous author possibly linked to a Wittenberg magistrate named Junge.

The map is foxed, torn and rebacked,
Lacking half title page otherwise complete
20th century half leather binding.

142mm x 215mm x 30mm

R6,000