Cape Colony · Early European observer
An Account of Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, Vol. I
John Barrow, 1801
Summary
John Barrow, secretary to Lord Macartney at the Cape, undertook two major journeys into the interior in the late 1790s. Volume I covers his travels to Graaff-Reinet and his encounters with Khoikhoi, Xhosa, and settler communities — a foundational text for understanding the early British Cape Colony.
Topics
Cape Colony, Khoikhoi, Xhosa, Frontier, British administration
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- John Barrow
- Year
- 1801
- Language(s)
- English
- Period
- Cape Colony
- Perspective
- Early European observer
- Access
- Full view