Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria: In the Years One Thousand...

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William Paterson

Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria

In the Years One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-Seven, Eight, and Nine

William Paterson

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English

Cambridge University Press
14 June 2012

African history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Classic travel writing

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies

Later known as an administrator in Australia and founder of one of Tasmania's earliest settlements, William Paterson (1755–1810) was an army officer, naturalist and friend of Joseph Banks. Keenly interested in botany from childhood, in 1777 he was dispatched to Cape Colony on an expedition to collect plant specimens, many of which remain in the Natural History Museum. His accounts, published in 1789, are the observations and impressions of one of the first Europeans to venture into the south-east of modern-day South Africa. On his return to England he brought with him the skin and skeleton of a giraffe, which remained on show in the British Museum until the early twentieth century. He writes clearly and engagingly of the people, flora and fauna, assuring the reader that the work is 'a series of facts, noted down upon the spot, without any after additions'.

By: William Paterson
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781108050524
ISBN 10: 1108050522
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 14 June 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Advertisement; 1. First journey; 2 Second journey; 3. Third journey; 4. Fourth journey; Observations on the thermometer, winds and weather; Appendix.