Undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society
By John Campbell (born March 1766 in Edinburgh, Scotland – 4 April 1840 Kingsland, London), a Scottish missionary and traveller.
The London Missionary Society sent him to the Cape in June 1812 to inspect the mission stations there. He set off from Cape Town in February 1813, calling in at Bethelsdorp and Grahamstown, then the military headquarters. Heading north he visited Graaff-Reinet and Klaarwater (later Griquatown), and then travelled further north to Litakun, the kraal of the Batlhaping kgosi (chief) Mothibi. His return trip went via Klaarwater, Pella and the Kamiesberge, arriving in Cape Town at the end of October. He wrote an account of this trip as "Travels in South Africa, undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society" and it was published on his return to London in 1815. The town of Campbell, east of Griquatown, was named in his honour.

1815
First Edition
Complete with hand coloured copperplate engraved map.
18 engravings complete. Frontis water stained as well as several of the plates.
Lacking half title.

Ex Libris Archaeologis Revil Mason.

Some foxing and fishmothing.
147mm x 238mm

R6,500