CHRONICLES OF CAPE COMMANDERS 1651-1691

Sub-titled 'An abstract of original manuscripts in the Archives of the Cape Colony dating from 1651-1691, compared with Printed Accounts of the settlement by various Visitors during that time, also four short papers upon subjects connected with the East India Company's Government at a later period, reprinted from Colonial periodicals and NOTES ON ENGLISH , DUTCH, AND FRENCH BOOKS published before 1796, containing references to South Africa. Four charts, or fold-out maps. The first chart has torn along some folds and has another tear near the centre. The chart is still readable. See photograph. Pages [i-iii]iv-xiv pp[1]2-428. Rebound in 1/2 leather with marbled boards. Very worn on edges with boards visible on corners and on the base edges. Leather spine with gilt titles in green panel and gilt decorative raised bands. Front free endpapers stamped by re-binders with Zendubind, Posbus 1450, Pretoria, in one corner. Although over 130 years old, the pages are clean and in very good condition and the binding holds together very well.