Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa Volume 2 [Paperback]

A celebrated two-volume geography and ethnography of southern Africa in 181115, by a British botanist, originally published 18224.Published 18224, this highly influential two-volume account of the interior of southern Africa derives from the journal kept by William John Burchell (17811863) during the first year of a 4,500-mile expedition from 1811 to 1815. It describes landscapes, flora and fauna, and the lives of indigenous peoples encountered.Published 18224, this highly influential two-volume account of the interior of southern Africa derives from the journal kept by William John Burchell (17811863) during the first year of a 4,500-mile expedition from 1811 to 1815. It describes landscapes, flora and fauna, and the lives of indigenous peoples encountered.William John Burchell (17811863) is remembered for this outstanding geography of South Africa, published in two volumes in 18224 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 2 covers February to August 1812, and focuses on ethnography. Burchell describes the indigenous peoples he encounters, their way of life, including music and dance, and notes many local words for artefacts, animals and plants.1. Journey from Klaarwater, to Kaabi's Kraal; 2. Transactions at Kaabi's Kraal; 3. Journey from Kaabi's Kraal, to the borders of the colony; 4. Journey from the borders of the colony, to the village of Graaffreyn?t; 5. Transactions at Graaffreyn?t; 6. Return from Graal³C