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To the Cape of Good Hope and Beyond: Travel Descriptions from South Africa, 1711-1938 To the Cape of Good Hope and Beyond: Travel Descriptions from South Africa, 1711-1938 This collection includes: Travel descriptions Works on ethnography Missionary history Rare books Advisor: Dr. Bart de Graaff, Netherlands-South African Society Travel Descriptions of South Africa, 1711-1938 The Amsterdam library of the Netherlands-South African Society (NZAV) owns an astonishingly rich collection of travel descriptions, works on ethnography and missionary history, and other rare books on South Africa. IDC Publishers is proud to announce the publication of a microfiche collection that makes the most interesting titles available to the international scholarly community. At the end of the nineteenth century, a (1711), Peter Kolb (1727), and Nicolaas between the Netherlands and South group of prominent Dutch academics, van Kampen (1828). Africa. Its Amsterdam library attracts politicians, and businessmen founded many students, scholars, journalists, and the NZAV in order to promote cultural Over the years, the collection grew researchers. and economic relations between the two rapidly as many NZAV members countries. It soon proved to be a success: bequeathed their private collection to the In order to make some of the most Within 20 years, the NZAV had over library. In 1940, its collection consisted interesting titles in its library readily 6000 paid-up members and had become of over 4000 titles. Moreover, by this available to scholars all over the world, the driving force behind the time the library’s scope had widened the NZAV decided to cooperate with establishment and maintenance of considerably and now included many IDC Publishers in reproducing these private relations between the rare books on ethnography, missionary titles on microfiche. The cooperation has Netherlands and South Africa. history, and geography, for example resulted in this collection of rare books, Lucy Lloyd’s famous Specimens of which will undoubtedly be of interest to In 1905, the NZAV initiated the Bushmen Folklore (1911), Dorothea many students of history, ethnography, foundation of the South African library Bleek’s book on the Naron of the and historical geography. in Amsterdam. Kalahari (1928), Robert Moffat’s It started quite modestly, with a Missionary Labours (1842), and J. du collection of about 800 titles. The library Plessis’ History of Christian Missions in was primarily meant to be used by South Africa (1911). “those who want to acquaint themselves with African history.” It held rare Today, the NZAV is still actively volumes, such as the journals of Olfert promoting the establishment and Dr. Bart de Graaff, Dapper (1668), Abraham Bogaert maintenance of cultural relations Netherlands-South African Society General information Scope 74 Number of fiche 344 Size of fiche 105 x 148 mm. Film type Positive silver halide Reduction ratio Varies depending on the size of the original Internal Eye-legible headers on every fiche indicating the author, finding aids abbreviated title, place and date of printing of each item External Including MARC21 bibliographic records finding aids Kolb, Peter. Naaukeurige en uitvoerige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop…Amsterdam, 1727. Fritsch, G. Die Eingeborenen Süd-Afrika's…Breslau, 1872. Travel Descriptions of South Africa Alberti, Lodewijk. Bousfield, H. B. Collectanea / First series with a preface by De Kaffers aan de Zuid kust van Afrika : Six years in the Transvaal : notes of the C. Graham Botha. natuur en geschiedkundig beschreven / founding of the church there / H.B. Capetown : The Van Riebeeck society, Lodewyk Alberti. Bousfield. 1924. Te Amsterdam : Bij E. Maaskamp, London : Society for promoting Christian 141 p. koninklijk kunsthandelaar, 1810. knowledge, [1886]. (Van Riebeeck society Publication 5.) 260 p. 96 p. 2 microfiches. 4 microfiches. 2 microfiche. Order no. ZAH-65 Order no. ZAH-54 Order no. ZAH-88 Colquhoun, Archibald R. (Archibald Bleek, D. F. (Dorothea Frances), d. 1948. Brown, William Harvey, 1862-1913. Ross), 1848-1914. The Naron, a Bushman tribe of the central On the South African frontier : the Dan to Beersheba : work and travel in four Kalahari : by D. R. Bleek. adventures and observations of an American continents / by Archibald R. Colquhoun ; Cambridge : The University press, 1928. in Mashonaland and Matabeleland / by with a frontispiece from a painting by ix, 67, [1] p. William Harvey Brown. Herman G. Herkomer and a facsimile letter 1 microfiche. London : Sampson Low, Marston and Co, of Cecil Rhoaes. Order no. ZAH-10 ltd., 1899. London : William Heinemann, 1908. [22], 430 p., [32] pages of plates. [18], 348 p. Bogaert, Abraham, 1663-1727. 6 microfiches. 4 microfiches. A. Bogaerts Historische reizen door Order no. ZAH-83 Order no. ZAH-80 d'oostersche deelen van Asia : zynde eene historische beschryving dier koninkryken en Bryant, A. T. (Alfred T.) Cros, Louis. landschappen, door hem bezocht en Olden times in Zululand and Natal : L'Afrique française pour tous comment aller doorwandelt, beneffens een nauwkeurig containing earlier political history of the & que faire en Afrique Francaise? quatorze ontwerp van de zeden, drachten, wetten en Eastern-Nguni clans / by the Rev. A. T. colonies a mettre en valeur Mauritanie, godtsdienst der zelve inwoonders, en wat Bryant. With two maps and thirty-one Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Dahomey, Soudan, verder wegens de dieren, planten, vruchten, illustrations. Niger, Tchad, Congo, Guinée, Togo, enz. in die gewesten aanmerkenswaardig is. London ; New York : Longmans, Green and Cameroun ... /Louis Cros. Mitsgaders een omstandig verhaal van den Co., 1929. Paris : Albin Michel, [19-] Bantamschen in landschen oorlog, het xxi, [1], 710 p. 651 p. verdryven der Francoizen uit het koninkryk 9 microfiches. 7 microfiches. Siam, en 't geen aan Kaap de Goede Hoop in Order no. ZAH-12 Order no. ZAH-76 den jaare 1706 is voorgevallen, tot aan het opontbod des Gouverneurs Willem Adriaan Butler, William Francis, Sir, 1838-1910 Dapper, Olfert, 1639-1689. van der Stel. From Naboth's vineyard : being impressions Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche T'Amsterdam : By Nicolaas ten Hoorn, formed during a fourth visit to South Africa gewesten van Egypten, Barbaryen, Libyen, boekverkoper, 1711. undertaken at the request of the Tribune Biledulgerid, Negroslant, Guinea, Ethiopiën, [16], 604, [8] p. newspaper by sir William Butler, G.C.B. Abyssinie : vertoont in de benamingen, 7 microfiches. London : Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1907. grenspalen, steden, revieren, gewassen, Order no. ZAH-36 [12], 267 p. dieren, zeeden, drachten, talen, rijkdommen, 3 microfiches. godsdiensten en heerschappijen. Met Bontier, Pierre. Order no. ZAH-87 lantkaerten en afbeeldingen van steden, The Canarian, or, Book of the conquest and drachten, &c. na 't leven getekent, en in conversion of the Canarians in the year 1402 Campbell, Roy, 1901-1957. kooper gesneden, getrokken uit verscheyde by Messire Jean de Bethencourt, Kt. : Adamastor : poems / by Roy Campbell. hedendaegse lantbeschrijvers en geschriften composed by Pierre Bontier and Jean Le London : Faber & Faber ltd., 1930. van bereisde ondersoekers dier landen / door Verrier ; translated and edited, with notes 107 p. dr. O. Dapper. and an introduction by Richard Henry 2 microfiches. t'Amsterdam : By Jacob van Meurs, op de Major. Order no. ZAH-29 Keysersgracht, in de Stadt Meurs, anno London : Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1668. 1872. Chase, John Centlivres. [8], 728, [16] p., [59] leaves of plates (1 lv, 229 p. The Cape of Good Hope and the eastern folded). (Works issued by the Hakluyt society ; no. province of Algoa Bay : with statistics of the 20 microfiches. 46.) colony / by John Centlivres Chase ... ; edited Order no. ZAH-58 3 microfiches. by Mr. Joseph S. Christophers ... Order no. ZAH-4 London : Pelham, Richardson, 1843. Du Plessis, J. (Johannes), 1868-1935. 338 p. A history of christian missions in South 4 microfiches. Africa / J. du Plessis. Order no. ZAH-81 London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1911. 494 p. 6 microfiches. Order no. ZAH-17 MARC records available through IDC Publishers 2 Edwards, Dennis. Grandpre , L. de (Louis Marie Joseph Junod, Henri Alexandre, 1863-1934. The Cape Town guide : an illustrated O'hier), comte de, 1761-1846. Les chants et les contes des Ba-Ronga de la volume of reference for travellers containing Voyage à la côte occidentale d'Afrique fait Baie de Delagoa / Henri A. Junod de la information of every character for visitors dans les années 1786 et 1787 : contenant la mission romande. and residents, including guide to all points of description des moeurs, usages, lois, Lausanne : Georges Bridel & Cie, [1897]. interest in and around Cape Town, gouvernements et commerce des États du 327 p. description of buildings, suburbs, etc., etc. / COngo, fréquentés par les Européens, et un 4 microfiches. compiled by Dennis Edwards. précis de lat traite des noirs, ainsi qu'elle Order no. ZAH-53 4th. ed. - Cape Town : Dennis Edwards & avait lieu avant la Révolution française, Co. Publishers, [1904] suivi d'un voyage fait au Cap de Bonne Kampen, N. G. van (Nicolaas Godfried), 479 p. Espérence, contenant la description militaire 1776-1839. 6 microfiches. de cette colonie / par L. de Grandpre. Afrika en deszelfs bewoners, volgens de Order no. ZAH-16 Paris : Dentu, Imprimeur-Libraire, an. 1801. nieuwste ontdekkingen : een werk ter 2 v. in 1. bevOrdering der kennis van landen en Eiselen, W. (Werner) 8 microfiches. volken en van derzelver voortbrengsels en Initiation rites of the Bamasemola / W. Order no. ZAH-32 handel / door N.G. van Kampen. Eiselen. Haarlem : François Bohn, 1828. Kaapstad : Nasionale Pers. Beperk, 1937. Grant, James, 1771 or 2-1833. 3 v. (349, 406, 408 p.). 35 p. Verhaal van eene ontdekkingsreize, na 14 microfiches. (Annals of the University of Stellenbosch. Nieuw-Zuid-Wales : door den luitenant Order no. ZAH-24 volume 10, no. 2. (november 1932)) James Grant, met zijner majesteits schip de 1 microfiche. Lady Nelson, in de jaren 1800, 1801 en Kemp, D. C. van der. Order no. ZAH-7 1802. behelzende: Aanmerkingen omtrent de Levensgeschiedenis van den med. doctor Kaap-Verdische Eilanden, de Kaap de Johannes Kemp : zendeling ter uitbreiding E.V.C.
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