Suppressing the Slave Trade

BAKER, Samuel White, Sir.

Ismailïa. A narrative of the expedition to central Africa for the suppression of the slave trade organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt ... London, Macmillan and Co., 1874.

2 vols, 8vo, pp. viii, 447, [1], 55 (publisher’s catalogue, October 1874), with 1 folding map and 22 plates; viii, 588, with 1 map and 30 plates; some tears to folding map, occasional light spotting, some creasing to corners at end of vol. 2; overall very good in original pictorial green cloth, spines lettered in gilt, gilt vignettes to spines and upper covers, brown endpapers; some wear to spine ends, joints and corners, a few light marks to covers; bookplates of G.C.H. Le Fleming and Kenneth and Moyna Snelson.

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First edition. In 1869 ‘the Khedive Isma’il appointed Baker to a four-year term as governor-general of the equatorial Nile basin, with the rank of pasha ... Baker’s duties included annexing the equatorial Nile basin, establishing Egyptian authority over the region south of Gondokoro, suppressing the slave trade, introducing cotton cultivation, organizing a network of trading stations throughout the annexed territories, and opening the great lakes near the equator to navigation ... [Baker’s] expedition produced mixed results. Although he had suppressed the slave trade in some areas and had extended the khedive’s authority to Gondokoro and Fatick, he had failed to pacify the lawless region between these two places. Moreover, he was unable to annex the wealthy kingdoms of Bunyoro and Buganda ... Baker received a hero’s welcome on his return to England. Apart from various glowing newspaper accounts of his travels, the prince of Wales met him to learn first hand of his experiences in Africa’ (ODNB). The publication of Ismailïa further enhanced Baker’s popularity.

Czech, An annotated bibliography of African big game hunting books, p. 11; Ibrahim-Hilmy, The literature of Egypt and the Soudan I, p. 49.

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Suppressing the Slave Trade

BAKER, Samuel White, Sir.

Ismailïa. A narrative of the expedition to central Africa for the suppression of the slave trade organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt ... London, Macmillan and Co., 1874.