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Translated with an Introduction and Notes by D.J. CulpinVolume:III-3 (2023)Print Status:In Print (eBook available)In 1780 the young Francois Vaillant set out from Holland for the Cape to collect specimens of birds and animals. His account of his travels, which was published widely during the revolutionary period, became an influential piece of writing about South Africa, popular throughout Europe and reflected many Enlightenment attitudes.I t was the first highly critical account of Dutch colonialism... -
Translated and edited by Ian Glenn with the assistance of Catherine Lauga du Plessis and Ian FarlamVolume:II-38 (2007)Print Status:In Print (eBook available)In 1780 the young Francois Vaillant set out from Holland for the Cape to collect specimens of birds and animals. His account of his travels, which was published widely during the revolutionary period, became an influential piece of writing about South Africa, popular throughout Europe and reflected many Enlightenment attitudes.I t was the first highly critical account of Dutch colonialism...
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Translated from the original Swedish and edited by Ione & Jalmar RudnerVolume:II-28 (1997)Print Status:In PrintGustav de Vylder, a Swedish naturalist, journeyed through Namibia from 1873 to 1875, collecting insects and other natural-history specimens for institutions in his home country. His travels were undertaken some years before the German colonial occupation when the European presence was slight. De Vylder's journal is a record of an adventurous journey, personal encounters and conditions in what was then...
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Edited and introduced by Chris Hummel and Adrian CraigVolume:II-23 (1992)Print Status:In PrintJohan August Wahlberg (1810-1856), a Swedish naturalist, travelled through much of southern Africa, including Natal and Namibia, before the mid-19th century. He had been chosen by the Swedish Academy of Sciences to collect plants and animals in southern Africa for the Natural History Museum in Stockholm. His account of his travels is often terse and businesslike but his accounts of...
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Edited by Emeritus Prof. V.S. Forbes and translated from the Swedish by J and I RudnerVolume:II-17 (1986)Print Status:In PrintCarl Peter Thunberg (1743), a Swede and disciple of the renowned botanist, Linnaeus the elder, was the first university graduate to travel extensively in the Cape interior, preceding the expedition of his compatriot, Anders Sparrman. Apart from recounting his three journeys - two to the Eastern Cape as far as the Sundays River, and one to the Roggeveld - he...
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Introduction and notes by Edna and Frank BradlowVolume:II-10 (1979)Print Status:Out of printWilliam Somerville, an Edinburgh doctor, accompanied the invading forces of Major-General Craig when the British took the Cape in 1795. He remained at the Cape for some years, accompanying Major-General Dundas to the eastern districts during the height of conflict on the frontier. Subsequently he accompanied an expedition to the Orange River. On both occasions he recorded the cultures...
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With introduction and editing by Prof. Vernon S. Forbes. Translated from the Swedish by J. and I. Rudner.Volume:II-7 (1976)Print Status:Out of print (Softbound reprint and eBook available)This second volume of Sparrman's travels concerns his account of his journey to the Eastern Cape including a stay at Agter Bruintjies Hoogte. It includes comments on the practices of the Khoi of the eastern districts and of local flora and fauna.
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With introduction and editing by Prof. Vernon S. Forbes. Translated from the Swedish by J. and I. Rudner.Volume:II-6 (1975)Print Status:Out of print (Softbound reprint and eBook available)Anders Sparrman (1748-1820), a young Swedish doctor, is noteworthy for his visit to parts of the Cape which were little known at that time. This first volume describes his journey past Mossel Bay and through the Langkloof.
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Edited by Dr. E. H. Raidt with English Translation by Maj. R. Raven-HartVolume:II-4 (1973)Print Status:Out of printThis second part of Valentyn's travels continues with the account of his visit in 1702 and a later visit of 1714. It includes a lengthy account of the customs of the Khoi and their language, the fauna to be encountered and the early history of the settlement.
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Edited and annotated by Prof. P. Serton, Dr. W.J. de Kock, Maj. R. Raven-Hart. Final Editor Dr. E.H. Raidt. English translation by R. Raven-Hart and introduction by P. SertonVolume:II-2 (1971)Print Status:Out of printFrançois Valentyn (1666-1727) was sent out to the Dutch East Indies as a young man to work as a minister of religion. His interests extended to the natural world which he encountered in the Moluccas and the Cape. Valentyn visited the Cape several times over a period of almost 30 years and observed the changes occurring in the fledgling colony...
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Edited by P. SertonVolume:I-35 (1954)Print Status:Out of PrintGerald McKiernan was an American trader, operating in South West Africa in the last decade before German colonial rule. The manuscript consists of a narrative of 5 years' travel in Africa, from 1875 to 1879, and a diary which he kept from 1877 to 1879. The author travelled widely, probably reaching well into Angola.
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Edited by Percival R. KirbyVolume:I-21 (1940)Print Status:Reprint and eBook availableThe second volume of Smith's diary picks up the expedition with descriptions of Baralong social life. The party travelled through the northern Cape to Mafeking and onto Mosega. Subsequently they trekked east and then returned to Cape Town, via Mzilikazi whom they visited for the second time. The diary includes extended accounts of wild life as well as the customs...
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Edited by Percival R. KirbyVolume:I-20 (1939)Print Status:Reprint and eBook availableAndrew Smith, an army doctor, arrived in the Cape in 1820, remaining there until 1837. The expedition to Central South Africa was undertaken to find out more about the people living to the north. Smith travelled up to Kuruman and into Ndabele country, and explored the Oori, Mariqua and Limpopo Rivers. The expedition included a number of missionaries, among them...
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Translated from the original German by Anne Plumptre. London, 1812-15Volume:I-11 (1928-30)Print Status:Out of printIn this second volume Lichtenstein returned to Cape Town via Graaff Reinet and the Karroo. Subsequently he returned to the Swellendam district. His last journey took him north to Kuruman where he encountered the Koranna and the Bechuana.
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