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The Eldorado of the ancients
Im Goldland des Altertums. English
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- Creator
- by Dr. Carl Peters
- Format
- Books; Microforms
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- London : C. Arthur Pearson, 1902
- Physical Details
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- x, 447 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations, maps (folded), portrait ; 23 cm
- OCLC
- ocm02365258
- Translation of Im Goldland des Altertums.
- "With two maps and ninety-seven illustrations from original drawings by Tennyson Cole and from photographs."--T.p.
- "My discoveries show particularly that the "Ophir" of the time of Solomon was the country between the lower Bambesi and the Limpopo River."--Introd.
- Includes index.
- Also available online.
- Introduction -- My call to Ophir -- Early explorations -- Among the Makalanga -- Spring on the Zambesi -- The Kingdom of Macombe -- Ancient ruins in Inyanga -- In the heart of Manicaland -- Sunshine and storm -- By ox-waggon on the Sabi -- Among big game -- The gold of Ophir -- The Erythrean world before the time of Solomon -- The goal of the Ophir voyages -- An ancient Eldorado -- Goal of the voyages to Punt -- Connection with Ancient Egypt -- The future of Ancient Ophir -- Advance of the white race -- Mines, railways, and harbours -- Appendix: A find of coins