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Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1928-30. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A reprint of Hinrich Lichtenstein's exciting travel account of his time spent in South Africa, illustrated throughout, including with folding maps and plates. Complete in two volumes.Volume I illustrated with five plates.Volume II illustrated with one folding plate, one folding map, and three plates.Collated, complete.A detailed and vivid account of the author's years spent travelling across South Africa from 1803 to 1806.Written during a period of great exploration in Africa, when Europe's general public had an increasing interest in the wider world during the colonisation period.By Hinrich Lichtenstein, who was appointed Professor of Zoology at the University of Berlin as a result of this work.Translated from German to English by Anne Plumptre.Published by the Van Riebeeck Society, a South African society founded in 1918, aiming to republish historical primary sources. In a cloth binding. Externally,… Read More