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Brown leather binding. Red and black title plates with gilt lettering.THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST WORKS ON THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN CONTINENT AND THE SOUTHERN OCEANS. "An enthusiast in the study of natural history from his youth, the author was overjoyed to be enabled to proceed to the Cape, . with the Royal East India Company" In 1772, Sparrman was invited to join Captain Cook"s expedition on the Resolution and sailed with him until 1775. Once back on the Cape he undertook an expedition to the interior. This trip has been described in Mendelssohn as the "most trustworthy account of the Cape Colony and the various races of people then residing in it, that has been published in the eighteenth century." His account of Cook s voyage as well as his exploration in Africa are described within. Included is brief glossary of Hottentot language and full-page plates of indigenous animals.
Sparrman was the son of a clergyman. At the age of nine he enrolled at Uppsala University, beginning… Read More