‎BAIKIE, WILLIAM BALFOUR.‎
‎Narrative of an Exploring Voyage up the Rivers Kwo'ra and Bi'nue (commonly known as the Niger and Tsádda) in 1854. With a Map and Appendices.‎

‎London, John Murray, 1856. Orig. full cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Blindtoolings to covers. rebacked preserving all of original spine. Endpapers renewed. Fronstispiece. XVI,456 pp., 1 folded plan and 1 folded map. Clean and fine.‎

Reference : 54053

‎First edition. In 1854 he joined an expedition up the Niger River and, on the death of the ship’s captain, took command of the expedition. With a crew made up chiefly of Africans, he explored the Benue River, the main tributary of the Niger, penetrating 250 miles (400 km) farther than any European had before.‎