Title
An account of travels into the interior of southern Africa, in the years 1797 and 1798 : including cursory observations on the geology and geography of the southern part of that continent; the natural history of such objects as occurred 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 : with a map constructed entirely from actual observations made in the course of the travels
Title Variants
Alternative:
Barrow's Travels
Alternative:
Travels into the interior of southern Africa, in the years 1797 and 1798
By
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764-1848
Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824
, ill
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, Printed by A. Strahan ... for T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1801-1804
Notes
Engraved map signed by S.J. Neele; aquatint frontispiece to v.2 signed L. Bluck sculpt.
Errata: p. [xii] in v.2.
Includes index.
Vol. 2 has title: An account of travels into the interior of Southern Africa : in which is considered, the importance of the Cape of Good Hope to the different European powers, as a naval and military station; as a point of security to our Indian trade and settlements during a war, and as a territorial acquisition and commercial emporium in time of peace : with a statistical sketch of the whole colony; compiled from authentic documents.
Mendelssohn, S. South African bib., | v.1, p. 140
Subjects
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
,
Description and travel
,
South Africa
,
Western Cape (South Africa)
Call Number
DT755 .B27 1801
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.101967
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/05015645
OCLC:
2024708
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