Explorations & Adventures in Equatorial Africa; With accounts of the Manners and Customs of the people, and of the chase of the Gorilla, Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hipotamus, and other Animals. By Paul B. Du Chaillu. With map and illustrations. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1861. Complete with folding frontspiece of a Gorilla, 73 illustrations (27 full page plates) and folding map (often missing) -of Equatorial Africa, showing the line of M. Du Chaillu's Explorations. First edition of this famous account of the Gorilla ("the monstous and ferocious ape"). Paul Du Chaillu spent four years (1856-59) on his first expedition into Central Africa, to an area previously unexplored by Europeans. He made several important discoveries regarding the rivers of the region, the natives and unusual animals and fauna. He collected a vast numers of specimens of birds, animals and fauna. The famous engraving of the gorilla was the fist published illustratioin of the animal. Book in good to very good condition. Very well illustrated. Weight ca. 1150 grm