THE TRANSVAAL: THE LAND OF GOLD AND DIAMONDS (1900)

Scarce first edition of this less-known Italian work on Transvaal and South Africa by Gualdo Tadino, consisted of two parts.

The first part about is about Transvaal (with sections: Borders; Area; Population; Government and constitution of the Transvaal; Why it's called the Transvaal; The first invaders from South Africa; Immigration; The conquest of the Transvaal; The Boers; The pacification of the Transvaal; The English protectorate; Administrative division; The Grondvet and the Volksraad; Pretoria, capital of the Transvaal; Johannesburg; The cost of living in Johannesburg; The main cities of the Transvaal; The gold mines and the main gold-producing districts; The coal mines of the Transvaal; The industries of the Transvaal; The development of the railways).

The second part includes chapters about The Orange Free State (with sections: Borders; Area; Population; Army; Climate; Main cities; Trade Alliance between the Orange and Transvaal); The Cape Colony (with sections: Area; Borders; Population; Government and administrative divisions; Army; Agriculture Industry; Trade; Livestock farming; Diseases and epidemics; Ostrich farming; Diamond mines; Cape Town; Main cities and surrounding areas; The future of trade and industry in the Cape); The diamond mine (with sections: The first diamonds; The big companies; The diamond monopoly; The largest diamond in the world); The Colony of Natal (with sections: Area; Population; Exemption; Fertility of the soil; The coal mines; The city of Durban; The port of Durban; The Natal trade; The cultivation of sugar; The Indians; The wool trade; Economic life; The future of the colony); Rhodesia (with sections: The British South Africa Company Limited; Cecil Rhodes; Colonization; The boundaries; The area; The main cities; Bulawayo; Salisbury; The unproductive mines; The future of the province); and The Province of Mozambique (with sections: Lorenzo Marques; Its foundation; Commerce; Industry; The railways; The Indians; The Prazos).

"Il Transvaal il Paese dell' Oro e dei Diamanti. E Le Colonie del Natal e del Capo, Lo Stato Libero d'Orange, Rhodesia, La provincia del Mozambique. Note e Appunti."; Paperback; Text in Italian; Collation complete - Title page, 92 pages, Index; Paperback binding overall worn, with a tear to the top of the front joints (4 cm), missing pieces at the top and bottom of the spine (1 cm), but the rest of softcover binding remains whole and regularly attached to the text block. Covers little dusty and with yellowing and scattering foxing. A slight starting crease to the bottom of the front cover and title page. Inscription by ink to the front cover. Pages/Text block in good condition, with some yellowing and sporadically scattering light foxing, no marking or annotations. Occasional minimal traces of wear on the edges of the text block, the fore edge is slightly deckled.

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