South African Big Game Hunting in the 1840s

"Oswell was reckoned the greatest hunter of his day." -Spectator, 1900 "The greatest hunter ever known in modern times." -Sir Samuel W. Baker "Some of his hunting tales are enough to make Nimrod turn in his grave." - The Book Buyer, 1900 Referred to by natives as "Tlaga," (meaning "on the look-out, wary, like game") William Cotton Oswell (1818-1893) was an English born 19th century explorer and big game hunter who explored Africa with Livingstone and gained a reputation of the greatest of all Af