1815 1ed Travels in South Africa Scottish Campbell King Slavery Illustrated MAP

Description: 1815 1ed Travels in South Africa Scottish Campbell King Slavery Illustrated MAP John Campbell was a Scottish missionary and traveler, sent to South Africa by the London Missionary Society to inspect mission stations. On Campbell’s journey to the Cape, he became significant in the opposition of the slave trade, and helped found the Society for the Education of Africans. The book ‘Travels in South Africa’ is the record of his first journey to South Africa in which Campbell toured the country, meeting the natives and the Boer settlers. Campbell gives an account of bushmen’s country, King Mateebe in Lattakoo, Dr. Cowan’s massacre, numerous undiscovered topographical regions, and an appendix of prayers in native languages, short glossary, a list of population and land holdings of the tribes, a list a questions asked at every mission and a new list of regulations created during his trip. 'Few Englishmen at that time had performed such a feat, and on his return his appearances on missionary platforms in London and throughout the country were received with enthusiasm' (DNB). This 1815 first edition includes 10 engraved plates by Henry Hoppner Meyer and James Sargant Storer, after William Thomas Strutt and a large fold out map of his travels in South Africa! Item number: #10995Price: $750 CAMPBELL, John Travels in South Africa: undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society London: Printed for the author by T. Rutt, published by Black and Parry, and others… 1815. Details: · Collation: Complete with all pageso xv, [1], 582o 10 engraved plates· Language: English· Binding: Leather; tight & secure· Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)· Rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $2,000 Our Guarantee:Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 10995

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