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02628aam a2200361 i 4500 001 7862630ADDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230418010100 008 221019t20222022sa ab b 001 0deng d 020 $a 1775848159 020 $a 9781775848158 035 $a (OCoLC)1350352336 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCF $d GZM $d NUI $d IaU $d SILO 043 $a fs----- 050 4 $a DT1030 $b .S749 2022 082 04 $a 916.8043 $2 23 100 1 $a Stewart, Roger $c (Writer on African maps and history), $e author. 245 10 $a Burchell's African odyssey : $b retracing the return journey 1812-1815 / $c Roger Stewart, Marion Whitehead. 264 1 $a Cape Town : $b Struik Nature, $c 2022. 300 $a 248 pages : $b illustrations (some color), color maps ; $c 24 cm 520 $a The English botanist William Burchell arrived in Cape Town in June 1811 to explore the flora and fauna of the vast southern African interior. Over a four-year period, and travelling in a custom-built ox wagon, he amassed an astonishing 63,000 specimens of plants, bulbs, insects, reptiles and mammals -- many not previously documented for science -- as well as over 500 paintings and illustrations. While the outbound trek is well described in Burchell's famous Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, little has been published about the challenges and discoveries made on his return journey to Cape Town, from 1812-1815. This pioneering book traces the homeward leg of Burchell's epic odyssey -- through the arid northern Cape, the Great Karoo, the war-ravaged eastern Cape, and along the Eden-like southern Cape coast. Drawing on primary and secondary sources, including Burchell's letters and the detailed map he created to record his trek, the authors have crafted a thought-provoking and beautifully illustrated account that encompasses both the genius of the man and the natural history of the region that so intrigued him. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 600 10 $a Burchell, William J. $q (William John), $d 1781-1863 $x Travel $z Africa, Southern. 600 17 $a Burchell, William J. $q (William John), $d 1781-1863. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01716754 650 0 $a Natural history $z Africa, Southern. 650 7 $a Natural history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01034268 650 7 $a Travel. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01155558 651 0 $a Africa, Southern $x Description and travel. 651 7 $a Southern Africa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01239519 700 1 $a Whitehead, Marion, $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117031924.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7862630ADDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search