114 pages (2 folding): colour illustrations, colour portraits. Quarto. Pictorial cloth with gilding, dust wrapper. Edition limited to 1000 copies.
Lady Anne (1750-1825) lived at the Cape from 1797 to 1802 with her husband Andrew Barnard, who came to the Cape as Secretary to the Governor, Lord Macartney. In the absence of Macartney's wife, she acted as official hostess of the colonial administration for the first two years of her stay. She was adept at observation, and the sketches reproduced here attest to her skill. Included is a fold out reproduction of her panorama of Cape Town, drawn from the ramparts of the Castle
- Jacket Condition: Fine
- Binding Condition: Fine
- Overall Condition: Fine
- Size: 31,5 x 28,5 cm
- Sold By: Select Books
- Contact Person: David McLennan
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 021-4246955
- Preferred Payment Methods: Credit card; EFT
- Trade Associations: SABDA
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