Joseph McCabe (hunter)
Joseph McCabe (1816 Cape Town – 28 February 1865 Molepolole, Botswana was a hunter, trader, explorer and botanical collector from Cape Colony.[1] He was the son of an Irish surgeon serving in the British army.
At first he worked as a clerk in
Grahamstown
. In 1846 he was charged by the Transvaal authorities with supplying arms to local Bantu tribes, but the case was dismissed for want of evidence.
Ngamiland's first horse from McCabe in 1852.[2]
References
- ^ "S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science". www.s2a3.org.za. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ 'The Kalahari Environment' - David Thomas, Paul A. Shaw
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