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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
John Barrow
1806
T Cadell and W Davies : London
10.5" by 8.5"
xvi, [3], 2-427; [5], 372, [2]pp
SUMMARY
A good copy of the second, and best edition, of this important African travel work by a founder of the Royal Geographical Society, John Barrow. Being one of the earliest travel works on South Africa available to Europeans.
An Important Work,Colour Plates,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Pleasing Copy
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
This edition was the first to have the hand-coloured illustrations and coloured maps. The edition prior to this (1801-04) contained only one plate, an uncoloured aquatint.
Frequently regarded as the best edition, this influential work formed an expansive survey of South Africa which draws a focus on the Cape Colony. Barrow is noted for producing the first published modern map of the southern parts of the Cape Colony which was unrivalled.
Collated, with all seventeen plates, being eight hand-coloured aquatint illustrations after Samuel Daniell and nine folding maps and charts. This set has been bound without the half-title to volume II and the publisher's adverts. The publisher's adverts have been provided in facsimile and are loosely inserted.
Barrow was a British geographer and proponent of arctic exploration. He penned another work on his travels to China titled 'Travels in China'. This travel work recounts Barrow's role as Lord Macartney's private secretary during his mission to the Cape of Good Hope in 1797. The expeditions include one from Cape Town to Graaf-Reinet and another to Namaqualand. The ODNB notes that Barrow 'established new standards for travel writing'.
The publisher's adverts are loosely inserted in facsimile form to the rear of the second volume.
CONDITION
In full calf bindings. Rebacked with the original spine labels and boards preserved. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear. Renewed endpapers and new tissue guards loosely inserted to volume I. Modern front endpaper to volume II is detached but present. Library stamps to the title pages, 'Bibliotheque du Roi', no other stamps present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Maps are age toned with offsetting to pages, as is usual. Hand-coloured outline to the large map of volume I has offset to the title page as is usual. Small tape repair to the rear of page 223. Tidemark to folding maps at pages 274, 285, 287 of volume II to the outer margins. Closed tear to the fold of the top right corner to the large map bound at the frontispiece of volume I. Just the odd spot to pages, which remain rather clean. Coloured plates to volume I are bright with just the odd mark. Otherwise, the plates are fresh with bright colour.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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