When Jan van Riebeeck and three shiploads of Dutch settlers reached the Cape of Good Hope in 1652-the first Europeans to propose settling there--southern Africa appeared on maps of the world as a featureless blank, an uncharted subcontinent stretching for thousands of miles between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
The saga of its exploration is the incredible story of a colourful and indomitable fraternity, a procession of pioneer hunters and traders, renegade sailors and jail-breakers, prospectors, missionaries, scientists, artists and, indeed, dedicated explorers in the mould of Dr. David Livingstone. All were amaVulindlela-Pathfinders-as the Zulu would say, and all were destined to carve trails into the remotest reaches of the continent.
Hardback with unclipped dustcover-List of Plates and List of Maps-Preface- 282 pages text with supporting photographs. Fine.
- Jacket Condition: Fine
- Binding Condition: Fine
- Overall Condition: Fine-
- Size: 24 X 16cm
- Sold By: Quathlamba Winds Books
- Contact Person: Ian & Yvonne Halford
- Country: United Kingdom
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 01743 361772
- Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal-Cheques-Direct Transfer to UK Bank.
- Trade Associations: SABDA
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