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ALTHOUGH Mr. De Cosson did not go over any new ground in his tour, and although he was unable even to carry out his original plan, we are sure that most readers will find much that is new and certainly interesting in his volumes. He went slowly southward from Massowah to Lake Tzana, north-west to the lower Bahr-el-Azrek, down the Nile to Berber, and across to Saakim. He won the favour of King John, of whom he speaks as an able, well-meaning ruler, and was thus able to see much of the life of the people, and learn much of the antiquities and the character of the country that otherwise he would have missed. To any one wishing to obtain an attractive account of the past history and present condition of Abyssinia, we strongly commend Mr. De Cosson's work.
The Cradle of the Blue Nile; a Visit to the Court of King John of Ethiopia.
By E. A. De Cosson Two vols. With Map and Illustrations. (London: John Murray, 1877.)
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The Cradle of the Blue Nile; a Visit to the Court of King John of Ethiopia . Nature 16, 226 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/016226a0
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