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Auction #131 begins on 21 May 2026

Kirby, (R. Percival)

JACOB VAN REENEN AND THE GROSVENOR EXPEDITION OF 1790 - 1791

Published: Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg, 1958

Edition: First

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $55

Bidding opens: 21 May 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 28 May 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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142 pages, frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 7 illustrations, blue cloth boards, a very good copy.

In 1782 the East Indiaman the Grosvenor was wrecked off the Natal Coast. A search was made for survivors but none was found. Rumours, however, persisted that there were, in fact, survivors living among the Kaffirs and in 1790 an expedition was raised to search for them. Professor Kirby gives an account of this expedition; who planned it and why; who joined the party, etc. He gives the Dutch text and the English translation of Van Reenan's Journal kept during the expedition.' (Editor's note)

  • Jacket Condition: Very good
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 15 x 23 cm


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