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Kent Cottrell, More than Sunburnt: Africa - Mostly Above the Equator. Written, Drawn and Painted by Kent Cottrell. Johannesburg: Central News Agency, 1958.
27 x 21 cm, hard cover, [164] pages (unpaginated), many illustrations (the author's drawings and paintings).
Minor wear to the covers, light browning of the text. Good condition.
More than Sunburnt: Africa Mostly Above the Equator is a mid-20th-century illustrated travel book that blends art, reportage, and personal observation. It was written, drawn, and painted by Kent Cottrell and published in 1958 in Johannesburg by Central News Agency.
This work is best understood not as a conventional narrative travelogue, but as a pictorial travel record. It presents Cottrells impressions of African regions mostly above the equator through a combination of text and artwork.
The book is heavily illustrated, containing roughly:
136 drawings (mainly black-and-white pencil sketches)
32 full-colour plates reproduced from the authors paintings
Rather than offering systematic history or analysis, the book provides descriptive word pictures alongside visual material, describing - an almost immersive travel experience.
Cottrells journey spans a wide swathe of Africa north of (or near) the equator. Countries and regions depicted include:
Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Liberia
Morocco
Egypt
Kenya
Tanganyika (now part of Tanzania)
Uganda
Northern & Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe)
Nyasaland (now Malawi)
Ethiopia
The selection reflects colonial-era geopolitical names and boundaries, which is important context when interpreting the book today.
(This description on content was AI-assisted.)
