A sequel to the adventures of Baron Munchausen

Advertisement on verso of t.p. for "... the former volume, containing The adventures of Baron Munchausen ... the seventh edition ...". At head of title: A new edition, (With twenty capital copper-plates, including the Baron's portrait). Caption title and frontispiece caption call this Vol. II. Loosely based on Bruce's Travels into Africa, published in 1790. 

Full title: A sequel to the adventures of Baron Munchausen : containing his expedition into Africa--How he out-does Alexander--Splits a rock at the Cape of Good Hope--Wrecked on an island of ice--Becomes acquainted with the Sphinx, Gog and Magog--Overcomes above a thousand lions--Buried in a whirlwind of sand--Feasts on live bulls and Kava--Is declared Sovereign of Africa, and builds a bridge from thence to Great Britain, supported by a single arch--Battle of his retinue with the famous Don Quixote. Becomes acquainted with the Colossus of Rhodes--Chase of Wauwau through America--Meets with a floating island--Visists the islands in the South Sea-- Becomes acquinted with Omai--Cuts a canal across the isthmus of Darien--Discovers the Alexandrian Library--Besieges Seringapatam--Overcomes Tippoo Saib--Raises the hull of the Royal George; together with a variety of other very surprising adventures : humbly dedicated to Mr. Bruce, the Abyssinian traveller ...