03419nam a2200397 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003800112020002700150040002100177035002100198043001200219050002300231082001600254100003900270240003800309245020600347250002600553260003800579300003300617440005200650504005100702505181300753533015202566650003002718651003702748655002902785700002202814700002502836710001702861856012602878999001703004ebr10618926CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||120719s2013    ne ab   sb    001 0 eng d  z  2012029377  z9789004233478 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z9789004236301 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)815970694  af-lb---14aDT625b.B94 2013eb04a916.6622231 aB�uttikofer, Johann,d1850-1928.10aReisebilder aus Liberia.lEnglish10aTravel sketches from Liberiah[electronic resource] :bJohann B�uttikofer's 19th century rainforest explorations in West Africa : annotated English edition /cedited by Henk Dop, Phillip T. Robinson.  aAnnotated English ed.  aLeiden ;aBoston :bBrill,c2013.  axlvii, 866 p. :bill., maps. 0aSources for African history,x1570-8721 ;vv. 5  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aVol. 1. I. Journey to Monrovia -- II. Monrovia -- III. General character of the land -- IV. Voyage to Muhlenburg Mission and stay with Mr. Day -- V. Plant life -- VI. Journey to Bavia and stay there -- VII. On reconnaissance. Relocation of our station. Soforeh place -- VIII. A raid for victuals towards the west. Journey to Monrovia. Hunting forays -- IX. Further adventures. Withdrawal to Monrovia -- X. Stay in the district of Grand Cape Mount until Sala's death -- XI. A hunting trip into the interior -- XII. Further adventures. Return to Europe -- XIII. Second journey to Liberia and visit to Grand cape Mount -- XIV. Journey to Schieffelinsville, our station at the Junk River, and first stay there -- XV. Sojourn at the Du Queah River -- XVI. Journey to Monrovia and to the falls of the Du Queah -- XVII. Further experiences -- XVIII. To the ports of eastern Liberia. Return to Europe -- Vol. 2. The Liberians -- I. The founding and development of the Free State until its declaration of independence (1816-1847) -- II. The Free State of Liberia from its independence until present -- III. The public economy and mercantile conditions -- IV. Products of the land and their exploitation, agriculture and agricultural economy -- V. The life of the Liberians. Social conditions. The natives -- VI. Political and social conditions -- VII. Anthropological aspects. Clothing and jewellery. Dwellings -- VIII. Negro languages -- IX. Diet, occupations and character of the natives -- X. Everyday life, ways and customs. Islam and Christianity -- The animal world -- XI. Mammals -- XII. Birds -- XIII. Reptiles and amphibians. Fish. Invertebrate -- Appendices: Zoological publications on our collections from Liberia (notes from the Leyden Museum) -- List of the Liberian animals specimens elaborated to date.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aNatural historyzLiberia. 0aLiberiaxDescription and travel. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aDop, Henk,d1982-1 aRobinson, Phillip T.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10618926zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c54308d54308