Cape Colony · Early European observer
Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, Vol. I
William John Burchell, 1822
Summary
Burchell's account of his four-year journey through the South African interior (1811–1815) is one of the greatest travel narratives of the continent. A meticulous botanist and artist, he recorded landscapes, peoples, and cultures with extraordinary scientific precision — the most detailed early account of San and Khoikhoi communities in the Karoo and beyond.
Topics
Cape Colony, Khoikhoi, San, Natural history, Botany, Interior exploration
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- William John Burchell
- Year
- 1822
- Language(s)
- English
- Period
- Cape Colony
- Perspective
- Early European observer
- Access
- Full view