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BOWDITCH, Thomas Edward.
Sarah Bowdich.
Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo, during the Autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa.
The First edition of this interesting work on Madeira and the Cape Verde Islands is mainly devoted to geology, zoology, and botany. Bowdich, born in 1791, participated in several voyages to Africa but died on this mission only 33 years old at Bathurst (Banjul) when he was about to undertake a trigonometric survey of the Gambia region. This work was published posthumously by his widow and travel companion, Sarah Bowdich.
- Published
- London: George B. Whittaker, 1825.
- References
- Abbey Travel I 190; Colas 418; Gay 2983; Bobins I 78.
- Plates
- 4
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: George B. Whittaker, 1825.
- Ref
- 776
FIRST EDITION. 4to. Original slate-coloured paper boards; title label on spine; 22 lithographs of which four are hand coloured, and three folding, with woodcuts in text. French edition, Paris & Strasbourg, 1826. An enjoyable excursion by the author and his wife in Madeira en route to Ashantee. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontis. Costume of Madeira. 2. Geological Sections. (A) to the west of the Pontinha, or Loo bridge. (B) also to the west of Pontinha, showing the basaltic caverns near the sea. (C) to the east of the Pontinha. 3. Brazen head or Garajao (folding plate) 4. Costume of the Gambia.
