The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword hunters of Hamran Arabs. BY: Samuel White Baker. Published by Macmillan & Co, London. 1894 Condition Hardcover on green cloth with gilt title on spine in good condition. Tissue-protected colour map, fold-out map in excellent order, 24 B&W illustrative plates by the author. Library plate on front back cover, a bit of light rubbing to cover corner tips and to head of spine, covers clean, pages clean, front and rear hinges starting to detach. 413pp, index; then [2]pp of publisher's ads. Dimension: 20.0 x 14.0 cm. This book was originally published in 1866 and is one of the important 19th century books on the source of the Nile River. Baker served as the Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile Basin (today's South Sudan and Northern Uganda) between 1869 and 1873, which he established as the Province of Equatoria. He is mostly remembered as the discoverer of Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. 8vo, 2.0 lbs. Macmillan, 1874. Please view & use photos for further condition & description detail. Ship tracked & insured.