Author: Forbes, Vernon S. & Rourke, John.
Title: Paterson's Cape Travels 1777 to 1779.
Description: Brenthurst Press 1980 Standard Edition limited to 850 copies. Green cloth boards. 202pp illustrated square 4to. 1.6kg. Small white label to ffep. Ownership signature to half-title page. Foredge spotted, top edge damp-storage stained (does not penetrate to pages). Top corners bumped. Overall still a clean copy despite faults. Contents excellent and unmarked. No dustwrapper. ISBN: 9780909079123 Sent to the Cape in 1877 to collect plants for the Countess of Strathmore, his drawings of the fauna and flora are well represented in this volume. The text looks at his life and career, his activities as a plant-collector, and the known collection of his writings and drawings. Includes 'An Account Of Four Journeys Into The Southern Parts Of Africa'. Various appendices.

Keywords: cape colony south southern africa african travel and exploration william paterson