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Percival, Robert - An account of the Cape of Good Hope
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| Schrijver: | Percival, Robert |
| Titel: | An account of the Cape of Good Hope |
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| Uitgever: | London C. and R. Baldwin 1804 |
| Bijzonderheid: | 4to, contemporary tree calf rebacked preserving the original back strip, one damaged corner repaired, page edges sprinkled light green, marbled end papers. xxii, 339 and 4 pages publisher’s catalogue. |
| Prijs: | € 680,00 |
| Meer info | “Containing An Historical View of its original Settlement by the Dutch, its Capture by the British in 1795, and the different Policy pursued there by the Dutch and British Governments. Also a Sketch of its Geography, Productions, the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, Etc. Etc. with a view of the political and commercial advantages which might be derived from its possession by Great Britain.” With the uncorrected state of the headline on page 247. As a captain in the Eighteenth or Royal Regiment of foot, Captain Percival took part in the first British Occupation of the Cape in 1795. Under General Craig he led the attack on the fortifications of Muizenberg, and was the first officer to reach Cape Town. He remained at the Cape for two years. His book was published after the second British occupation in 1805 when there was a renewed demand for more detailed knowledge about the new colony. Theal is very harsh on the book describing it as ‘one of the most unreliable that has ever been issued from the press,’ but it nevertheless provides much interesting detail of the Cape at the time of the first occupation. |
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