ON THE VELDT IN THE SEVENTIES

10+ 404 pp., folding map, map, illustrations.Hard cover with the original dark blue boards, and bright gilt titling to the spine and front cover. There is wear to the top and bottom of the spine and a few stains at the top right corner of the front cover. There is an embossed design imprinting in the back cover. Very light foxing and the back end papers have been reinforced along the spine. 

Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren (1840-1927) was a Royal Engineers officer, widely known for his survey work and excavations in Jerusalem, and spent much of his military career in southern Africa. In 1876, the Colonial Office appointed him special commissioner to survey the boundary between Griqualand West and the Orange Free State. For this work, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1877. In the Transkei War (1877–78), he commanded the Diamond Fields Horse and was badly wounded at Perie Bush. For this service, he was mentioned in despatches and promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel. He was then appointed special commissioner to investigate "native questions" in Bechuanaland and commanded the Northern Border Expedition troops in quelling the rebellion there. In 1879, he became Administrator of Griqualand West. The town of Warrenton in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa is named after him. This book draws on his journals and letters from the 1870s.

Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Warren