A TOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA

First edition: 492 pages, folding map coloured in outline, 2 lithographic plates 1 as frontispiece, 5 engraved plates and 2 plans, original blind stamped cloth recased preserving the backstrip, titled gilt, light foxing, a very good copy.

Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography volume 1, page 565,  'An account of Mr Freeman's third visit to Africa, in 1848, the previous voyages having been made in 1830 and 1836. The author was requested by the Directors to report on their stations  at the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, &c, and in addition to the chapters dealing with the missionary stations the volume contains much information respecting the history and geography of the countries traversed, together with a mass of useful and interesting matter concerning the native tribes of South Africa.There is a short history of the Hottentots, with a summary of their grievances, a description of the Kat River and other missionary settlements, notes on the Griqua, Bechuana, and Basuto tribes, and a chapter on Kaffir history. There is a large map of " the Sovereignty beyond the Orange River," showing the boundaries of the Orange Free State at this period.'