From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . ith my elation as I took the giganticinsect out of my net. The first known specimenwas for a hundred years the only one of its kind,and the greatest treasure of an English collection,until sixty years ago a second example was brought toEurope. I had, moreover, the satisfaction of observingother specimens at the same spot, and taking photo-graphs of them, which are quite unique. (Illus. 98, 99.) Meanwhile the flat-bottomed screw-steamer deBrazza, which was to convey to us Molundu, hadar
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . ith my elation as I took the giganticinsect out of my net. The first known specimenwas for a hundred years the only one of its kind,and the greatest treasure of an English collection,until sixty years ago a second example was brought toEurope. I had, moreover, the satisfaction of observingother specimens at the same spot, and taking photo-graphs of them, which are quite unique. (Illus. 98, 99.) Meanwhile the flat-bottomed screw-steamer deBrazza, which was to convey to us Molundu, hadarrived from the French station Ngoila on the grand designation, Vapeur a deux helices inthe time-table of the French Messageries fluviales had given us quite a wrong impression, and we weresomewhat disappointed when we went on board andwere introduced to the young Danish captain, to findthat it was by no means in its first youth, and thatalmost all the conveniences of the CommandantLamy were wanting. Early on the 7th of November the de Brazzastarted up-stream, heavily laden with men and baggage,!.
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