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A travel account of an expedition across British Guiana toward Mount Roraima that traces river journeys, forest tracks, and highland savannahs. It details the Demerara, Essequebo and Potaro waterways, cataracts and gorges, the challenges of roads and river portages, and mining and settlement outposts encountered en route. Natural descriptions of waterfalls, tablelands, flora and fauna are combined with practical observations on navigation, local labour and logistics, culminating in the ascent to and the summit experience of Roraima, supplemented by illustrations and a route map.
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