The Life, Art and Journeys of William John Burchell | 1781–1863
by
Susan Buchanan
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
In November 1810, a thirty-year-old Englishman named William John Burchell landed in Cape Town after several years as a naturalist on St Helena island. The following year he embarked on an epic journey through the Cape Colony, lasting four years and covering 7000 kilometres, mainly through unexplored...