AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA IN THE YEARS 1797 AND 1798 ;-

Barrow (John) ;-

Verlag: London ;- T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies - 1804, 1801

Including cursory observations on the geology and geography of the southern part of that continent : the natural history of such objects as ocurred in the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms; and sketches of the physical and moral characters of the various tribes of inhabitants surrounding the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. To which is annexed a description of the present state, population and produce of that extensive colony . First Edition. 2 volumes Quarto. Contemporary calf, gilt border to covers, neatly rebacked and decorated in gilt. viii, 419pps.; (i), 452pps. With half-title in vol.1 (none required in vol. 2) With large folding engraved map of the colony of Cape of Good Hope in vol.1 ; vol.2 with folding aquatint frontispiece and 8 folding engraved maps and charts, some with colouring. (some small stains to a few of the maps in vol.2) Overall a Very Good and attractive set. Mendelssohn 1, 87-88 - "He gives an excellent description of the country traversed particularly in regard to the botany and zoology of these regions. Significant evidence is afforded with regard to the alleged brutality of the Boers to their slaves and their Hottentot servants . The second volume deals mostly with the Cape of Good Hope and its economic and military importance.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4961

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Titel: AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF ...
Verlag: London ;- T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies - 1804
Erscheinungsdatum: 1801
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Near Fine
Auflage: 1st Edition