Report upon the Archives of the Cape Colony…namely a folding map of the Journey of Simon van der Stel to the Copper Mines in Namaqualand in 1685.
by Theal, George M
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
Government Printer. An Elaborate Chart of the Journey of Commander Simon van der Stel to the Copper Mines of Namaqualand in 1685, being the first map upon which any indication of the Orange River appears." The map forms part of a "Blue Book" government publication printed in 1882, when the author, George Theal visited the archives in the Netherlands looking for undiscovered historical documents relating to South Africa. He copied this map then and to our knowledge it is the only copy ever made. Size approx 150 x 56cm. Condition: Good.
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- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 304904
- Title
- Report upon the Archives of the Cape Colony…namely a folding map of the Journey of Simon van der Stel to the Copper Mines in Namaqualand in 1685.
- Author
- Theal, George M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Government Printer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana;
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Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
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Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.