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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Proofs of the introductory pages to "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa", with two impressions from an illustration depicting a Bechuana reed dance |
| Date | 1857 |
| Document Type | Draft; Illustration |
| Theme | Travel and the World |
| Description | Preface, contents and list of illustrations, with two versions of a dancing scene. |
| Folio Information |
Folios 1-4 : proofs of the title-page, preface, contents and list of illustrations. The title-page differs minutely from the 1857 edition with index. Folios 5-6 : two impressions from a lithograph [?] depicting a Bechuana reed dance. One copy of the lithograph (folio 5) has at its foot a manuscript note, "Bechuana reed dance by moonlight". It also differs in tone from the other copy (folio 6). The image depicted in the lithograph differs significantly from that under the caption "Bechuana reed-dance by moonlight" facing page 225 of "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa". |
| Keywords | geography travel writing travel and exploration religion draft non-fiction editing publishing illustration |
| People | Livingstone, David |
| Places | South Africa |
| NLS Collection | Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers |
| NLS Reference | MS.42430 |
| Disclaimer | Folio information comes from the library catalogue and is correct to the best of our knowledge. |
| Copyright and Source Archive | The National Library of Scotland |