Item #123579 A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope towards the Antarctic Polar Circle round the World and to the Country of the Hottentots and the Caffres from the Year 1772-1776. Van Riebeeck Society, Anders SPARRMAN.

A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope towards the Antarctic Polar Circle round the World and to the Country of the Hottentots and the Caffres from the Year 1772-1776

Cape Town, Van Riebeeck Society, 1975 and 1977.

Octavo, two volumes, [viii], 331, [11] pages plus the title page, facsimile title page, 3 plates and a large folding map; and [vi], 296, [10] pages plus the title page, facsimile title page, 9 plates and 2 large folding maps.

Gilt-decorated cloth; in excellent condition.

Van Riebeeck Society, Second Series, Numbers 6 and 7. Offered with another eleven uniformly-presented volumes in the same series: Volumes 3, 4, and 8-16, published between 1972 and 1985. Further details on request. The Van Riebeeck Society (now called Historical Publications Southern Africa) 'was founded in 1918 with the purpose of making primary sources available in a readable and enjoyable form to anyone interested in southern African history' (HIPSA website). [13 items].

Item #123579

Price (AUD): $300.00

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