02732cam a22003493u 4500 20508 UtSlPG 20260610133456.0 m cr n 260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG pt iso639-1 DT Pinto, Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa, 1846-1900 Como eu atravessei Àfrica do Atlantico ao mar Indico, volume primeiro Como eu atravessei África do Atlântico ao mar Índico, volume primeiro Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2007 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Also available: volume segundo #20783 Release date is 2007-02-02 Produced by Rita Farinha, João Miguel Neves, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Como eu atravessei Àfrica do Atlantico ao mar Indico, volume primeiro" by Serpa Pinto is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work documents the author's extensive travel and exploration journey across Africa, particularly from Benguella to the Indian Ocean. It combines personal narrative elements with geographical and ethnographic observations, reflecting both the challenges and the varied cultures encountered during the expedition. The opening of the narrative introduces Serpa Pinto's gratitude towards individuals and institutions that supported his journey. He dedicates the book to King D. Luiz I of Portugal, expressing thanks for the financial resources allocated for the expedition and recounting the vital assistance received from various figures in the Portuguese government, geographic societies, and friends. The initial chapters outline the preparations for the journey, the challenges of securing carriers for the expedition, and the author's interactions with significant figures such as the explorer Stanley, all while emphasizing the vast difficulties faced when exploring the uncharted territories of Africa. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Londres: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, E Rivington, Editores, Crown Buildings, 188 Fleet Street, 1881 This ebook uses 19th century spelling South Africa -- Description and travel Angola -- Description and travel https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20508 61779 61779