Journal, January-October 1887, of John M Walker, engineer on the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of H.M. Stanley.
Item
Identifier: MS.20322
Scope and Contents
John Walker, from Kilmarnock, had previous experience on the Congo. The journal covers his voyage from Southampton to Cape Town, where he met H.M. Stanley, thence to the Congo, and the steamship operations to convey the expedition into the interior.
Dates
- Creation: 1887.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
100 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
100 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1981, by Professor G A Shepperson, Edinburgh.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk