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Book/Printed Material Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa: From Drawings Made by the Late Mr. Samuel Daniell.

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Title

  • Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa: From Drawings Made by the Late Mr. Samuel Daniell.

Summary

  • Samuel Daniell (1775--1811) was an English painter and draughtsman who arrived in South Africa in December 1799. He was appointed secretary and artist for the expedition of 1801--2 from the Cape of Good Hope to Bechuanaland led by P.J. Truter and William Somerville. On his return to England, Daniell published, with the assistance of his uncle, the painter Thomas Daniell, and his brother, the painter and engraver William Daniell, African Scenery and Animals (1804--5). He later moved to Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), where he made sketches of scenery and people and eventually died of tropical fever. Following his brother's death, William published Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa, a collection of 48 engravings based on drawings Samuel had made in Africa. The texts accompanying each illustration are by Somerville and Sir John Barrow, a British geographer and explorer who also participated in early British expeditions in southern Africa. Samuel Daniell sketched animals from life in their natural habitats, and his work was praised for its accuracy and attention to detail. The book also includes sketches of people encountered on the expedition and several vivid landscapes.

Names

  • Barrow, John, Sir, 1764-1848 Contributor.
  • Daniell, Samuel, 1775-1811 Artist.
  • Somerville, William, 1771-1860 Contributor.

Created / Published

  • London : William Daniell, 1820.

Headings

  • -  Botswana
  • -  South Africa
  • -  1799 to 1802
  • -  Description and travel
  • -  Indigenous peoples
  • -  Natural history

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 48 leaves, [48] leaves of plates : illustrated ; 35 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: University of Pretoria Library.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Africana Books Collection

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021666752

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Chicago citation style:

Barrow, John, Sir, Contributor, Samuel Daniell, and William Somerville. Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa: From Drawings Made by the Late Mr. Samuel Daniell. London: William Daniell, 1820. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666752/.

APA citation style:

Barrow, J., Daniell, S. & Somerville, W. (1820) Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa: From Drawings Made by the Late Mr. Samuel Daniell. London: William Daniell. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666752/.

MLA citation style:

Barrow, John, Sir, Contributor, Samuel Daniell, and William Somerville. Sketches Representing the Native Tribes, Animals, and Scenery of Southern Africa: From Drawings Made by the Late Mr. Samuel Daniell. London: William Daniell, 1820. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666752/>.