{"product_id":"travels-in-the-interior-of-southern-africa-paperback-9781108084154","title":"Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108084154","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in the Interior of Southern Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA celebrated two-volume geography and ethnography of southern Africa in 1811–12, by a British botanist, originally published 1822–4.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam John Burchell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108084154, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 July 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e622 pages, 50 b\/w illus.  10 colour illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.8 x 3.3 cm, 1.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWilliam John Burchell (1781–1863) is remembered for this outstanding geography of South Africa, published in two volumes in 1822–4 and later taken on Darwin's Beagle voyage. It covers the first year of Burchell's 4,500-mile expedition into southern Africa from 1811 to 1815, while 'botanist to the Cape Colony'. The author returned to England with 500 scientific and ethnographical drawings, many of them used as illustrations in the book, and about 63,000 natural history specimens including 120 animal skins and 265 species of bird. His preface emphasises that his journal is accurate, independent and free from prejudice; he also claims that unlike many travelogues, his contains no 'indelicacies … offensive to decency'. Volume 1 focuses mainly on landscapes, and flora and fauna, often giving their indigenous names. It covers Burchell's trek to Klaarwater, which became his base for over a year, and a major side trip to the south-east.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Approach to, and arrival at, the Cape of Good Hope\u003cbr\u003e 2. Residence in Cape Town, and rambles in the vicinity\u003cbr\u003e 3. A sketch of Cape Town and the colony\u003cbr\u003e 4. A ride through Hottentot-Holland to the warm-bath at Zwarteberg\u003cbr\u003e 5. Visit to Genadendal\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ride from Genadendal to the hot-spring in Brand Valley, and visit to Tulbagh\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ride from Tulbagh to the Paarl, and thence to Stellenbosch\u003cbr\u003e 8. Residence at Cape Town, and preparations for the journey\u003cbr\u003e 9. Journey from Cape Town to Tulbagh\u003cbr\u003e 10. From Tulbagh, through Hex-river Kloof, to the Karro Poort\u003cbr\u003e 11. Journey over the Karro\u003cbr\u003e 12. Journey through the Roggeveld to the borders of the colony\u003cbr\u003e 13. Journey from the borders of the Cape colony, through the country of the Bushmen, to the river Gariep\u003cbr\u003e 14. Journey in the country of the Koras, from the Gariep to the Asbetos mountains\u003cbr\u003e 15. Residence and transactions at Klaarwater\u003cbr\u003e 16. Excursion from Klaarwater to the confluence of the Nu-gariep , and thence to the Ky-gariep\u003cbr\u003e 17. Occurrences on the banks of the Ky-gariep\u003cbr\u003e 18. Return from the Ky-gariep to Klaarwater\u003cbr\u003e 19. Residence and transactions at Klaarwater, till the end of the year\u003cbr\u003e 20. Residence and transactions at Klaarwater, and preparations for resuming the journey into the interior\u003cbr\u003e 21. Arrangements for a journey back into the colony, and preparations for departure\u003cbr\u003e The itinerary, and register of the weather\u003cbr\u003e Remarks on the map, and geographical observations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909178679576,"sku":"9781108084154","price":47.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108084154i.jpg?v=1696751880","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-the-interior-of-southern-africa-paperback-9781108084154","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}