THE ORIGINAL DUSTCOVER ARTWORK BY C. NOCKELS FOR "GREAT RIVER - THE STORY OF THE ORANGE RIVER" BY A. R. WILCOX (1986)

The original artwork by Colin Nockels for the book "Great River - The Story of the Orange River" by A. R. Willcox

Medium: Watercolour on art paper

Size: 41,5 x 30cm

Signed: Yes (bottom right hand corner)

Provenance: the author's son Dave Willcox

Condition: Very good

Included in this lot is a very good first edition copy of the book, published by Drakensberg Publications, Winterton, Natal, 1986.

Publisher's hardcover binding with dust jacket.

112pp. Illustrated.

'In this book Alex R. Willcox, well known as a writer on archaeological and historical subjects, tells the whole story of the Orange River from its formation to its 'taming' by the Orange River Development Project. The coming of the prehistoric peoples, the Bushmen, Hottentots and 'Bantu', and of the Whites, and their differing ways of living are described. A large section is devoted to the remarkable men who explored along the river or crossed it - Wikar, Gordon, Paterson, Le Vaillant, Barrow, Burchell and others. These men were artists and their drawings and paintings have been used to illustrate this book, some published for the first time: others only reproduced in very rare and expensive Africana books.' - editor's note