Through Angola
A Coming Colony
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4714384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J C B Statham |
| Year | 1922 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 227 |
| Publication date | 1922-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1781065 |
| OpenAlex | W2021814400 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
My trip to Angola has determined the northern distribution of this splendid antelope, but it has not solved the problem of how and from where the sable arrived in their present location between the Coanza and Loando Rivers.Are the big- horned sable seen by Selous to the south-east of away.I would far rather have photographed goats than shot them, but the terrific wind, drift- ing mists, and rain rendered this impossible.Though we worked hard all day, we never saw another good head, and went back to our blankets, under a wall of the ruined house, to sleep as best we could, in a gale that was driving the rain through our clothes to our very bones.The next day, after losing one good head through a shifting wind which spoilt a good stalk, I managed to bag another, of 14 inches ; but bitterly regretted that my camera had been left behind, for the sun came out as we approached the herd, and gave me the chance of a good photograph.After this I always carried the camera, and had one wonderful chance, when a goat came grazing to within 30 yards of where we were having lunch behind a rock.The movement I made to get the camera betrayed me, and the goat bolted.That night I left the Desertas, and left them with deep regret, but our food and water supply were exhausted, and the men of the lugger Avere clamouring to get back to Madeira
Geography · Political science · African history and culture studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2015 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |