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Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa by Nathaniel Isaacs; Vol. II

Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa by Nathaniel Isaacs; Vol. II

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Isaac’s journal is one of the first reports of a European on Natal and the kingdom of the Zulus. The first volume begins in 1825 when Isaacs went to Natal for the first time. The major portion of the text consists of a detailed description of Shaka, his society and culture. In 1830 Isaacs returned to Natal when Dingaan reigned here. He reports on the early white settlement; in addition the volume includes a good deal of information on Zulu culture.

Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa by Nathaniel Isaacs; Vol. I

Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa by Nathaniel Isaacs; Vol. I

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Isaacs' journal is one of the earliest European accounts of Natal and the Zulu kingdom. The first volume opens in 1825 when Isaacs first went to Natal. Most of the volume is devoted to an extended description of Shaka and his society and culture.

The Journal of Hendrik Jacob Wikar [1779] with an English translation by A.W. van der Horst; and the Journals of Jacobus Coetse Jansz [1760] and Willem van Reenen [1791]

The Journal of Hendrik Jacob Wikar [1779] with an English translation by A.W. van der Horst; and the Journals of Jacobus Coetse Jansz [1760] and Willem van Reenen [1791]

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These journals were published originally in Molsbergen's Reizen in Zuid Afrika. Wikar's report is an account of the daily life and adventures of the first European who is known to have journeyed along the Orange River, while that of Jansz records the first European crossing of the Orange River into South-West Africa [Namibia]. Van Reenen crossed the Orange River into Damaraland in a search for copper.

The early Cape Hottentots described in the writings of Olfert Dapper [1668], Willem Ten Rhyne [1686] and Johannes Gulielmus de Grevenbroek [1695]

The early Cape Hottentots described in the writings of Olfert Dapper [1668], Willem Ten Rhyne [1686] and Johannes Gulielmus de Grevenbroek [1695]

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Most early travellers to the Cape included some account of the local Khoisan societies. The three works published here are more comprehensive than most, giving a reasonable idea of the state of knowledge about indigenous peoples in the Western Cape by the end of the 17^th century. These are the accounts of travellers rather than scientists but the more readily observable features of material culture are treated quite fully.

Journals of the expedition of the Honourable Ensign Olof Bergh [1682 and 1683] and Isaq Schrijver [1689]

Journals of the expedition of the Honourable Ensign Olof Bergh [1682 and 1683] and Isaq Schrijver [1689]

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The Swede, Olof Bergh, was one of the earliest travellers to undertake the journey up to Namaqualand. The purpose of his journeys was to negotiate with the 'Sousequase and Gourisse Hottentots' , to trade and to familiarise himself with the region up the Cape west coast. Isaq Schrijver of Leiden was also sent north by Governor Simon van der Stel to barter for cattle and to look for minerals. Bergh has a parallel Afrikaans-English text while Schrijver is in English only.

Die Dagboek van Hendrik Witbooi, Kaptein van die Witbooi-Hottentotte, 1884-1905

Die Dagboek van Hendrik Witbooi, Kaptein van die Witbooi-Hottentotte, 1884-1905

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Hendrik Witbooi, who had been born at Pella, south of the Orange River, was trained as an evangelist. Subsequently he moved north to Gibeon in Namibia where he established himself as a powerful figure, conducting campaigns against the Herero, many of whom were subordinated to him. The diary, which he kept from 1884 to 1894 , is in Dutch, with an introduction, translated from the German into English, by Gustav Voigts, a member of the S.W.A. Scientific Society.

The Wreck of the Grosvenor

The Wreck of the Grosvenor

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Containing a narrative of the loss of the Grosvenor, East Indiaman, wrecked on the Coast of Caffraria, 1782; compiled by Mr George Carter, from the examination of John Hynes, one of the survivors, London, 1791; and Journal of a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope in 1790 and 1791, undertaken by J. van Reenen and others in search of the wreck of the Grosvenor; a literal translation of the original by Capt. Edward Riou, London 1792.

The Diary of the Rev. F. Owen, Missionary with Dingaan, together with the accounts of Zulu affairs by the interpreters, Messrs. Hully and Kirkman

The Diary of the Rev. F. Owen, Missionary with Dingaan, together with the accounts of Zulu affairs by the interpreters, Messrs. Hully and Kirkman

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Owen produced one of the best-known descriptions of life in Dingaan's kraal, including an account of the Retief massacre, of which he was the only white witness. This was the first time that the diary had been published in its entirety, apart from the Bechuanaland portion 'which had been re-written to include the history but to exclude the theology'.

Mentzel, O.F. – A geographical-topographical description of the Cape of Good Hope. Part II

Mentzel, O.F. – A geographical-topographical description of the Cape of Good Hope. Part II

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The second part of Mentzel's account of life at the Cape ranges widely, from revenues available to the Cape government, to the daily life of the burghers, public auctions and the treatment of slaves.

Collectanea

Collectanea

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A collection of various documents relating to the Cape and Natal (1695-1710)

Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa by Nathaniel Isaacs; Vol. II

Travels and Adventures in Eastern Africa by Nathaniel Isaacs; Vol. I

The Journal of Hendrik Jacob Wikar [1779] with an English translation by A.W. van der Horst; and the Journals of Jacobus Coetse Jansz [1760] and Willem van Reenen [1791]

The early Cape Hottentots described in the writings of Olfert Dapper [1668], Willem Ten Rhyne [1686] and Johannes Gulielmus de Grevenbroek [1695]

Journals of the expedition of the Honourable Ensign Olof Bergh [1682 and 1683] and Isaq Schrijver [1689]

Die Dagboek van Hendrik Witbooi, Kaptein van die Witbooi-Hottentotte, 1884-1905

The Wreck of the Grosvenor

The Diary of the Rev. F. Owen, Missionary with Dingaan, together with the accounts of Zulu affairs by the interpreters, Messrs. Hully and Kirkman

Mentzel, O.F. – A geographical-topographical description of the Cape of Good Hope. Part II

Collectanea

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