Francois Le Vaillant, Traveller in South Africa and his collection of 165 water-colour paintings, 1781-1784, gilt lettering on blue boards, monochromes, colour reproductions of paintings, colour reproductions of engravings, illustrations, fold-out maps, text includes the author's life & work, travels, the buildings (in the water-colours), African music and ornithology, 235 x 310mm, condition; very good.
Le Vaillant was a French author, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector and ornithologist. In all, he made three journeys, the first around Cape Town and Saldanha Bay, the second eastwards from the Cape and the third north of the Orange River and into Namaqualand. Le Vaillant was said to describe African people without prejudice and shared Rousseau's idea of the 'Noble savage'. By travelling around southern Africa, observing the wild and reflecting upon himself and mankind, it has been claimed that Le Vaillant was the pioneer of a genre of travel writing. ( Ian Glenn, 'The man who invented safaris', (2005).
- Binding Condition: very good
- Overall Condition: very good
- Size: 235 x 310mm
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