cover image: New travels into the interior parts of Africa : by the way of the Cape of Good Hope, in the years 1783, 84 and 85 / translated from the French of Le Vaillant ; illustrated with a map, delineating the route of his present and former travels, and with twenty-two other copper-plates ; in three volumes

New travels into the interior parts of Africa : by the way of the Cape of Good Hope, in the years 1783, 84 and 85 / translated from the French of Le Vaillant ; illustrated with a map, delineating the route of his present and former travels, and with twenty-two other copper-plates ; in three volumes

1796

Translation of: Second voyage dans l'interieur de l'Afrique. The folded map is signed: engraved by S.J. Neele Strand; with Le Vaillant's routes outlined by hand in red and yellow ink. Mendelssohn, S. South African bib., v. 3, p. 100 Also available online. SCNHRB has two copies. SCNHRB c. 1 (v.1: 39088012041372; v.2: 39088012041414; v.3: 39088012041455) has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. The Russell E. Train Africana Collection. SCNHRB c. 1 has armorial bookplate of Harvey Bonnell. SCNHRB c. 1 is half bound in calf and marbled paper boards; gilt decorated spine, lettering in gilt within red and green leather spine labels. SCNHRB c. 2 (v. 1, 39088012071544; v. 2, 39088012071585; v. 3, 39088012071627) has stamps: Lt. Col. Pepper; Smithsonian Libraries Jun. 11, 1986; with the very faded autograph of a former owner on t.p.'s of v. 2 and v. 3: Dan'l Lombard[?] of Cork. SCNHRB c. 2 has an old gilt-tooled half-leather binding with marbled paper boards and marbled edges. Elecresource
pepper description and travel russell e. train africana collection (smithsonian libraries) le vaillant, françois neele, samuel john bonnell, harvey

Authors

Le Vaillant, François 1753-1824, Neele, Samuel John 1758-1824, Bonnell, Harvey DSI, Pepper Lt. Col. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI, Le Vaillant, François 1753-1824 Travel

Dates
1796
Format
3 v., [1], XXII leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. (etchings), map ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Place Discussed
South Africa
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
South Africa
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d8f8b5d42eadaf8f84037e2c1bd44b6d