TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC (1898)

With 6 maps (one folding), 17 full-page b&w photographic plates and 48 in-text illustrations (including portraits of President M. W. Pretorius, President T. T. Burgers, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Commandant General Joubert, President Krüger, General Sir E. Wood, President Brand, President Reitz, Sulu Chief, etc.). Contains numerous statistics, tables, datas, etc.

In Appendices II and III, the Author included the text of the constitution ("Constitution (Grondwet) of the South African Republic") as well as the text of the important London Treaty of February 27, 1884, which forms the constitutional basis for the current discussions between the Republic and England and which anyone dealing with Transvaal will therefore find useful.

CONTENTS:

1. Founding and Early History of the Republic;
2. The First President of the Republic, M. W. Pretoria;
3. President T. T. Burgers;
4. The Annexation of the Republic by England;
5. The Boer Uprising and Their Struggle for Freedom;
6. The Consequences of the Victory at Mount Amajuba up to the Convention of Pretoria;
7. The Events Leading Up to the Convention of London in 1884;
8. The Transformation of the Republic's Economic Situation Through the Discovery of the Goldfields;
9. From the Introduction of the Bicameral System to the Opening of the Railway from the Portuguese Border to Pretoria;
10. The Borders of the Republic. History of Exploration;
11. The Topography of the South African Republic;
12. Irrigation;
13. The Climate;
14. Health Conditions;
15. The Inhabitants;
16. The Wildlife of the South African Republic;
17. The Flora;
18. The Mineral Resources;
19. Coat of Arms and Flag. District Divisions. The Main Towns and Municipalities;
20. The Government and the People's Representatives;
21. National Defense;
22. Public Finances;
23. Rights and Obligations of Coloured Natives and Foreigners;
24. Church and School. Intellectual Culture;
25. General Overview of Natural Production of the Country;
26. Agriculture;
27. Mining and Other Industries;
28. Trade;
29. Transportation;
30. From the Recent History of the South African Republic;
Appendix I. - Bibliography;
Appendix II. - Constitution (Grondwet) of the South African Republic;
Appendix III. - The London Convention of February 27, 1884;
Appendix IV. - Notes.

"Transvaal, die Südafrikanische Republik. Historisch, geographisch, politisch, wirtschaftlich dargestellt von A. Seidel. Mit 17 Vollbildern, 48 Textillustrationen und 6 karten"; Quarter leather; Text in German; Collation complete - Title page, XV, 486 pages, with 17 full-page plates and 6 folding maps, plus 48 text illustrations; Ex-library copy with library stamp to the front free endpaper. Binding is tight and firm, remains strong and secure, but worn as usual for the age. Covers and spine little bumped, with surface scuffing and wear, more to the spine and extremities, corners crushed. Spine partly sunned/faded, with some discoloration both to the boards and spine. Short cracking to the leather of both upper joints and little longer to the lower rear joint, hinges whole and secure. Text block/pages with age tanning, but clear, no foxing, annotations or markings. A sound copy.

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