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Zustand: New. KlappentextbTitle:/b Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls . Edited by C. G. Oates . Second edition. [With appendices by G. Rolleston, R. B. Sharpe, J. O. Westwood, and R. A. Rolfe.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Prin.

Zustand: New. KlappentextbTitle:/b Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist s wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.).br/br/bPublisher:/b Br.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls' recounts the journeys of naturalist Frank Oates in the interior of South Africa. Compiled from his letters and journals by Charles George Oates, this volume offers a detailed look at the region's natural history, geography, and the cultures encountered during his travels. From the majestic Victoria Falls to the landscapes of Matabeleland, Oates's observations provide valuable insights into the flora, fauna, and geological features of the late 19th-century African interior. This book stands as both a historical document and a compelling travel narrative, inviting readers to explore a bygone era through the eyes of a dedicated naturalist.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls' recounts the journeys of naturalist Frank Oates in the interior of South Africa. Compiled from his letters and journals by Charles George Oates, this volume offers a detailed look at the region's natural history, geography, and the cultures encountered during his travels. From the majestic Victoria Falls to the landscapes of Matabeleland, Oates's observations provide valuable insights into the flora, fauna, and geological features of the late 19th-century African interior. This book stands as both a historical document and a compelling travel narrative, inviting readers to explore a bygone era through the eyes of a dedicated naturalist.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Second edition, expanded with new appendices and a preface. First published in 1881, this valuable account of Matabeleland and its flora and fauna is attractively illustrated from sketches and watercolour drawings by the author and his brother, William. This copy is from the libraries first of William and then later Robert Washington Oates, Frank's nephew. Frank Oates (1840-1875), accompanied by William (1841-1896), sailed from Southampton to Natal on 5 March 1873, hoping to see the Zambezi and explore countries to the north to study geography and zoology. The brothers fitted out their expedition in Maritzburg and travelled through Transvaal and Bechuanaland, visiting the Tati district. William returned to England and Frank continued, spending some time "in the Matabele (Ndebele) country north of the Limpopo River. Three attempts to proceed were frustrated by the weather and the opposition of the local people" (ODNB). Finally he arrived on the banks of the Zambezi December and made large collections of natural history specimens. Sadly, Oates contracted a fever and died shortly thereafter, just 80 miles north of the Tati River. The doctor and naturalist Benjamin Bradshaw attended to him and saw to the safety of his letters and field notes, later edited by his brother, Charles. The new appendices are on ethnology, ornithology, herpetology, entomology, and botany, with the accompanying natural history plates lithographed by J. G. Keulemans and R. Mintern. The Ibis, a quarterly journal of ornithology, lauded: "The collection was formed with the greatest care, and it is seldom that it falls to the lot of the naturalist to examine a series of birds in which the particulars of capture are so carefully noted on each specimen as in the present instance. For this reason alone, therefore, the collection is of great importance; but, besides this, it represents, without doubt, a very fair idea of the avifauna of the parts of the Transvaal and Matabele countries" (p. 170). Provenance: bookplates of William and Robert (1874-1958) on the front endpapers; the bookplate of Frank Oates posthumously pasted on the front flyleaf and an in memoriam bookplate on the half-title. Robert served in the First World War, later becoming an antique dealer and antiquarian bookseller. He established the Oates Memorial Museum and Library, commemorating his uncle Frank and his cousin Lawrence "Titus" Oates, who tragically perished at a young age during the "Terra Nova" expedition. Czech, p. 210; Mendelssohn II, p.112; Troelstra, p. 321. The Ibis, vol. IV, 1882. Octavo. Stipple-engraved frontispiece of Oates on india paper, 6 chromolithographed plates, 14 lithographed natural history plates, all but one coloured, 2 wood-engraved plates and illustrations in the text, 4 folding maps ("Map of South Eastern Africa" bound at end with original wash colour); 2 additional illustrations of Oates's graves in England and Botswana pasted on p. 274; 8 pp. advertisements at end. Original moderate yellow-green cloth, lettered and decorated in brown and gilt, green surface-paper endpapers, edges uncut. Lower rear corner bumped, spine lightly rolled, very minor foxing to endpapers. An excellent copy.…