The Eldorado of the ancients … with two maps and ninety-seven illustrations from original drawings by Tennyson Cole.
London: George Bell & Sons, 1902. First edition, colonial issue "for circulation in India and the colonies only;" 8vo, pp. x, 447, [1]; 2 folding maps, gravure portrait, plates after drawings and photographs; good copy in orig. red cloth. Detailed account of explorations and researches 1896-1902 in Africa intending "to prove that the most ancient nations in history obtained their gold, ivory, and other precious goods from South Africa." The second book by Doctor Peters, telling of his attempts to locate Ancient Ophir, the source of King Soloman's gold. An important book regarding the early history of Rhodesia. Czech, Africa, p. 129: "Peters recounts his efforts to link the trade of ancient Egypt with "Ophir," the region between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers." Item #20596
Price: $150.00
