Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator: A Story of Nine Months Experiences in the Last of the Soudan Provinces
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, First Printing.
A Primary Account of Stanley’s Emin Pasha Relief Expedition — Complete with Map & Mahdi Letter Facsimile
A vital firsthand narrative from one of Henry M. Stanley’s officers, documenting the 1885 Mahdist rebellion in Equatoria and the controversial Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. Mounteney-Jephson’s account blends military, geographical, and ethnographic observation, offering detailed insight into Central Africa during one of the final major episodes of Victorian exploration. The presence of the folding map, portraits, and the Mahdi’s facsimile letter elevates this example to an appealing collector’s copy.
Pictorially embossed dark-green cloth, gilt titled, with black-and-gilt expedition vignette showing Emin Pasha leading the relief party by canoe. 8.75 inches tall; xxiv, 490 pages with index. Illustrated with 22 plates, text cuts, gravure frontispiece of Mounteney-Jephson, etched portrait of H. M. Stanley, folding map of the Equatorial Province, and a facsimile of the Mahdi’s Arabic letter laid in its rear pocket.
Bindings tight and square; text clean with light, even toning. Moderate shelf wear; gilt bright. A strong, complete copy. First American Edition.
Jephson’s narrative remains a cornerstone of late-Victorian African exploration literature: a firsthand account of the political fragmentation of the southern Sudan, Emin Pasha’s embattled administration, and the Congo River route used by Stanley. Of particular collector value are Jephson's close descriptions of negotiations, desertion, mutiny, the shifting loyalties of local chiefs, and the cultural and geographic detail recorded during the long march.
References: Howgego IV, p. 876; Howgego S60.
Subjects: Emin Pasha Relief Expedition; Henry M. Stanley; Mahdist Rebellion; Sudan & Equatoria History; Congo River Exploration; Explorer Memoirs; Fold-Out Maps & Documentary Plates, African Exploration; Victorian Travel Narratives; Military History; 19th-Century Expeditions; Imperial & Colonial Studies
Item #21328
Price: $325.00
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