Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar - Performed in HM Ships Leven and Barracouta

First published in 1833, this two-volume account documents the 1821–6 expedition of naval officer William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774–1857) to Africa and its neighbouring lands. In Volume 1, Owen describes the native peoples and wildlife he encountered, and the tragic deaths of many of his crew from tropical diseases.