The Shoals of Capricorn

Longmans, Green & Co, 1952, good condition, no dustwrapper, spine and edges of covers are sun-faded, a little foxing.

An account of a Colonial Office expedition with two scientists (including the author) in 1947, to the Southern Indian Ocean, to investigate commercial fishing prospects on shallow shoals between Mauritius and the Seychelles, and the Chagos and Aldabra groups. A fascinating story of marine life and that ashore on then little-known islands. Black and white photographs included...