Travels in Abyssinia and the Galla Country

With an Account of a Mission to Ras Ali in 1848

By:

Walter Chichele Plowden

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies

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In 1868, eight years after his death at the hands of Abyssinian tribesmen, the memoirs of Walter Chichele Plowden (1820–60) were published in Britain, having been prepared for publication by his brother Trevor. As the first British consul appointed to Abyssinia in 1848, Plowden was in a unique position to record contemporary local history (although as consul he was not an unequivocal success), and this book contains his detailed account of all levels of Abyssinian society. A close associate of the Emperor Tewodros (Theodore), who slaughtered 2,000 people in retaliation for Plowden's death, he includes a vivid characterisation of this important figure, and provides an exceptionally useful contemporary source for the turbulent history of Abyssinia in the mid-nineteenth century. The book also includes two maps, one of the northern frontier of Abyssinia drawn by Plowden himself, and the other modelled on the British War Office map of Abyssinia.

Release date Australia

June 2nd, 2011

Author

Walter Chichele Plowden

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Contributor

Edited by Trevor Chichele Plowden

Illustrations

2 maps

Pages

516

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies

Dimensions

140x216x29

ISBN-13

9781108031455

Product ID

10877425

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