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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe most accurate contemporary description of the cape sparrman, andre voyage au cap de bonne esperance et autour du monde avec le capitaine cook; et principalement dans le pays des hottentots et des caffres [volume 2] paris: chez buisson, volume 2 only of 3: 12mo (19x13 cm); 366 pagesbound in quarter leather and marbled boardsno rips or tearssparrman, professor of zoology at uppsala university, accompanied the voyage as assistant to the naturalists johann and georg forster[mendelsohn] read morehe also reports several testimonies concerning the treatment of slaves and trafficking, "an institution shameful to humanity"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigilt on spine fadedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is thought to be the most accurate contemporary description of the capegilt title on spine top and tail of spine wornfirst french language edition of the author’s eye-witness account of captain cook's second voyage to the cape of good hope as part of his circumnavigation infirst published in swedish in , and immediately translated into the major european languages, the book became a bestsellermost of the work comprises his observations on the flora, fauna and mixed population of the cape colony made during expeditions into the interior of the country when working as a doctor in cape townin good overall condition, some spotting and small stainsillustrated with 6 plates (3 fold-outs) included at the end
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