1791 AFRICA Voyages Vaillant Hottentot Ethnology Zoology Giraffe Illustrated 2v

1791 AFRICA Voyages Vaillant Hottentot Ethnology Zoology Giraffe Illustrated 2v

François Le Vaillant was an 18^th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. These two volumes include views of the Hottentots and their villages, as well as birds, and large African mammals such as giraffes.

This 1791 English edition is famous for its inclusion of uncensored depictions of Hottentot men and women within the 9 full-page engravings.

Item number: #21122

Price: $750

VAILLANT, François Le

Travels into the interior parts of Africa, by the Cape of Good Hope; : in the years 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85

Perth: Printed by R. Morison Junior, 1791.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • 1 – [4], 207, [1]
  • 2 – 204
  • 9 illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~7in X 4.25in (17.5cm x 10.5cm)

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