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