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Beschryvinge van Kaap der Goede Hoope, met de zaaken daar toe behoorende, door François Valentyn, 1726. Dl. I.

Beschryvinge van Kaap der Goede Hoope, met de zaaken daar toe behoorende, door François Valentyn, 1726. Dl. I.

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François Valentyn (1666-1727) was sent out to the Dutch East Indies as a young man to work as a minister of religion. His interests extended to the natural world which he encountered in the Moluccas and the Cape. Valentyn visited the Cape several times over a period of almost 30 years and observed the changes occurring in the fledgling colony over this time. As a passionate observer of facts rather than a true scientist, his work is packed with information. This volume is the first complete English translation of part 5 of Valentyn's account of the Cape to be published.

The Narrative and Journal of Gerald McKiernan in South-West Africa during the years 1847-70

The Narrative and Journal of Gerald McKiernan in South-West Africa during the years 1847-70

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Gerald McKiernan was an American trader, operating in South West Africa in the last decade before German colonial rule. The manuscript consists of a narrative of 5 years' travel in Africa, from 1875 to 1879, and a diary which he kept from 1877 to 1879. The author travelled widely, probably reaching well into Angola.

The Diary of Dr Andrew Smith, director of the ‘Expedition for exploring Central Africa’, 1834-6; Vol. II

The Diary of Dr Andrew Smith, director of the ‘Expedition for exploring Central Africa’, 1834-6; Vol. II

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The second volume of Smith's diary picks up the expedition with descriptions of Baralong social life. The party travelled through the northern Cape to Mafeking and onto Mosega. Subsequently they trekked east and then returned to Cape Town, via Mzilikazi whom they visited for the second time. The diary includes extended accounts of wild life as well as the customs of the African peoples they encountered.

The Diary of Dr Andrew Smith, director of the ‘Expedition for exploring Central Africa’, 1834-6; Vol. I

The Diary of Dr Andrew Smith, director of the ‘Expedition for exploring Central Africa’, 1834-6; Vol. I

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Andrew Smith, an army doctor, arrived in the Cape in 1820, remaining there until 1837. The expedition to Central South Africa was undertaken to find out more about the people living to the north. Smith travelled up to Kuruman and into Ndabele country, and explored the Oori, Mariqua and Limpopo Rivers. The expedition included a number of missionaries, among them Robert Moffat. The first volume takes the journey up to 9 May.

Lichtenstein, Henry – Travels in Southern Africa in the years 1803 – 1806; by Henry Lichtenstein; Vol II

Lichtenstein, Henry – Travels in Southern Africa in the years 1803 – 1806; by Henry Lichtenstein; Vol II

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In this second volume Lichtenstein returned to Cape Town via Graaff Reinet and the Karroo. Subsequently he returned to the Swellendam district. His last journey took him north to Kuruman where he encountered the Koranna and the Bechuana.

Beschryvinge van Kaap der Goede Hoope, met de zaaken daar toe behoorende, door François Valentyn, 1726. Dl. I.

The Narrative and Journal of Gerald McKiernan in South-West Africa during the years 1847-70

The Diary of Dr Andrew Smith, director of the ‘Expedition for exploring Central Africa’, 1834-6; Vol. II

The Diary of Dr Andrew Smith, director of the ‘Expedition for exploring Central Africa’, 1834-6; Vol. I

Lichtenstein, Henry – Travels in Southern Africa in the years 1803 – 1806; by Henry Lichtenstein; Vol II

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