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Description A prestigious volume belonging to the famous Franco Maria Ricci’s "Guide impossibili" series, edited by Gianni Guadalupi. Full title: "Zululand – or Adventures and Misadventures Among the Savages of Southern Africa" Original edition of 1993, first printing limited to 5,000 numbered copies. The present copy is no. 2144. The volume presents the refined editorial presentation characteristic of Franco Maria Ricci’s Guide impossibili: elegant black silk binding, gold titles, numerous illustrations and color plates applied, and the original protective case. Subject of the Volume The volume guides the reader through Southern Africa via the narratives of François Le Vaillant and Allen F. Gardiner, two European travelers and explorers who, in different eras, described the territories and peoples of the far south of the African continent. Their testimonies restore the historical image of Zululand and the Cape Flats (Caffraria), territories that, in the eyes of European travelers, appeared still remote and difficult to access. Landscapes, expeditions, encounters with local populations, customs, villages, and African fauna compose a tale in which geographical exploration intertwines with ethnographic observation. As in the other volumes of the Guide impossibili, particular interest lies in the historical perspective of the travelers: the book allows us to observe not only the Southern Africa of the past, but also how it was perceived, narrated, and represented by Europeans between the 18th and early 19th centuries. The rich iconographic apparatus, consisting of paintings, prints, and period images, accompanies the narratives and visually reconstructs territories, peoples, and environments encountered during these expeditions. A particularly interesting volume for FMR collectors and enthusiasts of Southern Africa, the history of explorations, ethnography, historical iconography, and travel literature. Bibliographic Details • Publisher: Franco Maria Ricci, Milan • Series: Guide impossibili • Number in the series: 24 • Title: Zululand e Caffreria • Subtitle: or Adventures and Misadventures Among the Savages of Southern Africa • Edited by: Gianni Guadalupi • Text by: François Le Vaillant and Allen F. Gardiner • Year of publication: 1993 • Pages: 232 • Print run: first edition limited to 5,000 numbered copies • Copy number: 2144 • ISBN: 88-216-0574-4 • ISBN-13: 978-88-216-0574-1 • FMR Code: GUI124 • Complete with original editorial case Conditions Volume in excellent condition. Clean and well-preserved interiors. Original editorial case present and intact. The photographs are an integral part of the description and show the actual condition of the volume and the case. "Hunting beasts and the white and black man in the South African savannas: strict Boers, prudish missionaries, cynical gun merchants, and jungles of zagaglias." "From the indistinct magma of the cafro, suddenly emerged a tribe that was to remain at the apex of fame for the entire 19th century, the ultimate African example of warlike ferocity: the Zulu. In the late 18th century they were but a small group of a few thousand people, while the more important Kaffraria tribe was that of the Umthwa, governed by King Dingiswayo. He had spent his youth among the whites of the Cape Colony, and was deeply impressed by the British military organization, to the point of copying it by dividing his warriors into impis or disciplined regiments. The naturalist Françoise Le Vaillant and the captain of the Royal Navy narrate the 19th-century journeys among the most formidable tribes of southern Africa."

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