Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa

In Which are Described the Character and the Condition of the Dutch Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope, and of the Several Tribes of Natives Beyond its Limits: The Natural History of Such Subjects as Occurred in the Animal, Mineral, and Vegetable Kingdoms; and the Geography of the Southern Extremity of Africa, Comprehending Also a Topographical and Statistical Sketch of the Cape Colony: With an Inquiry into its Importance as a Naval and Military Station as a Commercial Emporium; and as a Territorial Possession.
In two volumes.

By Sir John Barrow
1806
The Second Edition, with additions and alterations, illustrated with several engravings and charts.

In 1806, "the second, and best edition, of this important African travel work" was published. "This edition was the first to have the hand-colored illustrations and colored maps." There are a total of seventeen plates; eight hand-colored aquatint illustrations after Samuel Daniell, and nine folding maps and charts.

Pages mellowed/ some offsetting from the plates onto text. Some repairs to maps.
Each vol: 210mm x 270mm x 40mm

R20,000