With portrait frontispice of Cecil John Rhodes, Founder of the British South Africa Company and of Rhodesia; portrait plate of Sir Henry Birchenough, 1st Baronet, G.C.M.G., Director of the British South Africa Company since 1905, and President since 1925; portrait plate of Lewanika, Paramount Chief of the Barotse People; plate with portraits of The First Board of Directors of the British South Africa Company, 1889; portrait of Alfred Beit, ESQ., a Director of the British South Africa Company until his death in 1906 (under his Will the Beit Railway Trust was founded); portrait of Leander Starr Jameson, C.B., president of the British South Africa Company, 1913-1917; portrait plate of Sir Francis Drummond Percy Chaplin, G.B.E., K.C.M.G., Administrator of Southern Rhodesia (1914-1923) and of Northern Rhodesia (1921-1923), and Resident Director in Africa of the British South Africa Company (1923-1933); facsimile letter of Rudd-Rhodes Concession. With list of Board of Directors of The British South Africa Company; etc.
This scarce publication contains:
1) Foreword by Sir Henry Birchenough
2) "The Chartered Company in Rhodesia" by Mrs. Tawse-Jollie, O.B.E.
- Part I: Preparation
- Part II: Occupation
- Part III: Development
- Part IV: Commerce
3) Descriptive Catalogue of Exibit of Historical Pictures
- Section I. - The Matabele
- Section II. - Missionaries and Explorers
- Section III. - Rhodes
- Section IV. - Occupation
- Section V. - Early Days
- Section VI. - The Matabele War
- Section VII. - Rebellion
- Section VIII. - Transport
- Section IX. - Mining
- Section X. - The Press
- Section XI. - Administrative and Political
- Section XII. - The Barotse
- Section XIII. - South African War
- Section XIV. - Beit Bequest
- Section XV. - Misscellaneous
"The British South Africa Company Historical Catalogue & Souvenir of Rhodesia - Empire Exhibition, Johannesburg, 1936-37."; Colour printed wrappers; Collation complete - 72 pages + portrait frontispice (Cecil John Rhodes) + black and white plates; Ex-library, Rhodes University Library. Library discard stamp. Tears to margins of yapped wrappers. Rubbing to covers. Some rusting to staples. Othewise the content is bright and clean, no foxing throughout. A sound copy. Overall the condition is Very Good.
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- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 24,5 x 18 cm
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