Narrative of an Exploratory Tour to the North-East of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope

Limited edition: No 658 of 750 copies.

Struik, 1968. Facsimile Reprint of original 1846 edition. 

Hardcover. 330 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. Edges dusty. Under 1kg.

"An account of a tour taken by two French Protestant missionaries who were settled in Basutoland, to that part of South Africa between the Orange and the Vaal Rivers, which was mainly inhabited by the Bechuanas. The tour lasted about three months, and much of the information published was related for the first time, including notes on the Bushmen, Corannas, Basutos, Bechuanas, Griquas, Zulus, and other nations, with chapters on botanical and geological matters, hunting and even literature. There is a full account of the Zulu army, including the names of the regiments, together with those of the Commanders, Lieutenants, and sub-Lieutenants, and there are interesting accounts of Chaka and Dingan, with a description of the death of the former, and an ode to the latter.