Voyage of Observation Among the Colonies of Western Africa, and a Campaign in Kaffir-Land in 1835
The author of this epic of early exploration, Capt. James Alexander, was the soldier-explorer who led an 1836 expedition, sponsored by the Government and the Royal Geographical Society, into the interior of South West Africa (today's Namibia). Travelling by ox-wagons, his route lay north from Cape Town, across the Orange River into the interior and, running dangerously short of water, out at Walfisch Bay - a 4,000-mile trek through unexplored desert wilderness. His book is a compendium of early exploration, including observations of flora and fauna, and the native peoples in the area they travelled through. He also amassed a large collection…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84574-798-5
- EAN: 9781845747985
- Produktnummer: 5537007
- Verlag: Naval & Military Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 378 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.1 cm 476 g
- Gewicht: 476
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