CAPE GOOD HOPE 1652-1702

The First Fifty Years of Dutch Colonisation as seen by callers.

2 volumes, 222 + 527 pages – continuous pagination, tipped in colour frontispiece in each volume, numerous maps and illustrations, brown cloth tiled gilt on the spines, the dust jacket of volume 2 has a slight tear at the bottom of the front cover, a very good set in the dust jackets.

Editor's note: 'During the first fifty years of Dutch colonisation at the Cape of Good Hope many travellers arrived in Table Bay, on their way to the East: some came voluntarily, others by force of circumstance. They came ashore, looked around, observed strange indigenous people, interesting plants and animals; they visited the little settlement, met the local personalities, wondered at the way-of-life. They also consulted and negotiated with the Dutch Officials, and sought help in their difficulties. And, most frequently they recorded their impressions...’