James Chapman (Africa explorer)
James Chapman (born December 27, 1831 in Cape Town , † February 4, 1872 in Du Toits Pan , South Africa ) was an English explorer of Africa .
Chapman came to Natal around 1840 , from where he undertook trading and hunting trips inland ( South African Republic and the Bechuan countries ). He visited Lake Ngami several times , where he discovered the large salt pans in which its drain, the suga , is lost. In 1855 he went from there to Walvis Bay . In 1860 he went on an expedition to Victoria Falls . From there he wanted to reach the Indian Ocean via the Zambezi . However, the specially built vehicle crashed and Chapman returned to Walvis Bay in 1863.
Chapman's Baobab is named after him, an important old African baobab tree in Botswana .
Works
- Travels in the interior of South Africa . 2 vols. London (1868)
literature
- Mathias Guenther: "Poor Baines has his troubles ...". Thomas Baines and James Chapman afoot in the Kalahari, 1861 - Deconstructing an imperialist narrative. In: Namibia Scientific Society / Namibian Scientific Society Journal, no. 55, 2007, p. 85-107
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| SURNAME | Chapman, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English explorer of Africa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1872 |
| Place of death | Du Toits Pan , South Africa |