Annotated watercolours of landscapes, flora and fauna observed on the expedition to the Copper Mountains in the country of the Namaqua undertaken in 1685-6 by Simon van der Stel, Commander at the Cape. Copied at the Cape in 1692 for Nicolaas Witsen, Mayor of Amsterdam, Member of he Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, Ambassador to Great Britain, Etc., Etc.
90 pages, frontispiece portrait of Witsen, 160 colour plates, simulated vellum boards, dust jacket, signed by all three editors on the title page, a very good copy.
- Jacket Condition: Very good
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 4to (310 x 220 mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
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- Country: South Africa
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