Anders Sparrman (b. 1748, d. 1820)
Resa till Goda Hopps-Udden, Södra Pol-kretsen och omkring Jordklotet, samt till Hottentott- och Caffer-landen, Åren 1772–76. Första Delen.[...]. Stockholm: Anders J. Nordström 1783. 1st ed. (All published). 8vo. XV (should be XIV) + 766 pp., 9 folded engraved plates, 1 large folded engraved map. Map with minor repair to one corner. Bound in modern half calf. Nice and clean copy.
The work is one of the most important investigations of the South African fauna in the second half of the 18th century.
Books and manuscripts, 15 December 2020
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