OF A JOURNEY TO THE ZOOLU COUNTRY, IN SOUTH AFRICA. BY CAPTAIN ALLEN F. GARDINER, R.N. UNDERTAKEN IN 1835. LONDON: WILLIAM CROFTS, CHANCERY LANE. 1836. PREFACE. To a volume of this description no further preface appears to be necessary than to account for the maps and the drawings by which it is illustrated, and to state the right pronunciation of the native words which occur. With respect to the former, the coast lines have been taken from Arrowsmith's map enlarged, and the remainder is filled up generally from personal observation, which I believe to be tolerably accurate; at least as nearly so as my mode of travelling and want of proper instruments— frequently even a watch to regulate time-would admit. The plates are from sketches taken on the spot, but, in many instances, reduced to suit the size of the present volume. In the orthography of native terms, the a is to be pronounced broad, unless distinguished by a short mark, as in Tugăla, pronounced Tugayla. The u is always pronounced as in French. Some clicks occasionally occur, as in the proper name Tpãi, between the T and the p, but as there was a difficulty in expressing them, they have been omitted throughout. |