The Commissions of W C Palgrave: Special Emissary to South West 1876-1885 – E L P Stals

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First Edition. Second Series volume 21 Van Riebeeck Society . Hardcover. English. 441 pages. References. Index. Translated from the original Swedish. “De Vylder was a Swedish naturalist, who, after a year’s stay in Cape Town, journeyed through present-day Namibia from 1873 to 1875 collecting insects and other natural-history specimens for institutions in his home country. His journal is a record of an adventurous journey, personal encounters and conditions in what was then considered to be a remote region. With this translation the historical travel literature of southern Africa has been enriched.”
n the early 1870s, South West Africa (then known as the Transgariep and today as Namibia) was torn by internecine warfare and threatened with impending invasion and colonisation by foreign countries. In desperation, several local leaders requested incorporation into the relatively peaceful Cape Colony, with the promise of equal representation in the Cape Parliament. The Cape Government commissioned Palgrave to investigate, and Palgrave recommended that South West Africa be incorporated into the Cape and its inhabitants granted equal political rights.

– from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, South Africa, 1998. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine