Jean-Thomas ARBOUSSET, François DAUMAS
Relation d'un voyage d'exploration au nord-est de la colonie du Cap de Bonne-Espérance, entrepris dans les mois de mars, avril et mai 1836, par MM. T. Arbousset et F. Daumas, missionnaires de la Société des missions évangéliques de Paris
[Narrative of an Exploratory Tour to the North‑East of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope]
Arthus Bertrand|Paris 1842|15.2 x 24 cm|Relié
First edition, illustrated with a folding map and 11 tinted lithographic plates (cf. Gay 3137).
Contemporary half aubergine sheep, smooth spine ruled and lettered in gilt, some rubbing to hinges, one joint fragile, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, speckled edges.
Some repairs to the spine, occasional foxing.
Arbousset, a Protestant missionary and explorer, recounts the discovery of the Mont des Sources and offers vivid descriptions of the peoples among whom he lived: Bastaards or mixed-race communities, Hottentots, Bushmen, Kaffirs, etc.
Rare.
€850