William John Burchell (1781-1863) is remembered for this
outstanding geography of South Africa, published in two volumes in
1822-4 and later taken on Darwin's Beagle voyage. It covers the
first year of Burchell's 4,500-mile expedition into southern Africa
from 1811 to 1815, while 'botanist to the Cape Colony'. The author
returned to England with 500 scientific and ethnographical
drawings, many of them used as illustrations in the book, and about
63,000 natural history specimens including 120 animal skins and 265
species of bird. His preface emphasises that his journal is
accurate, independent and free from prejudice; he also claims that
unlike many travelogues, his contains no 'indelicacies ...
offensive to decency'. Volume 2 covers February to August 1812, and
focuses on ethnography. Burchell describes the indigenous peoples
he encounters, their way of life, including music and dance, and
notes many local words for artefacts, animals and plants.
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