Sparrman published several works, the best known of which is his account of his travels in South Africa and with Cook, published in English as A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: But chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772 to 1776 (1789).
Sparrman publikoval několik děl, z nichž nejznámější jsou jeho cestopisy po jižní Africe a o plavbě s Cookem, vydané roku 1789 v Anglii pod názvem A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: But chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772 to 1776.