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1. Een Looper der Hottentotten. 2. Hoe zy met haar Hassagajen werpen. Pag. 104. 3. Hoe zy gewoon zyn te vegten. Pag. 105. 2:de Deel Pag. 203.
M. Pool Del: et fecit.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, printed on 18th century watermarked paper. Library stamp bottom left. Plate 291 x 177mm (11½ x 7").
Khoikhoi natives throw spears at a target; two fighting with sticks in the centre. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book 'professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants'. This is taken from the Dutch edition, published in Amsterdam in two volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30853] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
M. Pool Del: et fecit.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, printed on 18th century watermarked paper. Library stamp bottom left. Plate 291 x 177mm (11½ x 7").
Khoikhoi natives throw spears at a target; two fighting with sticks in the centre. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book 'professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants'. This is taken from the Dutch edition, published in Amsterdam in two volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30853] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
1. Manier van Eyser te smelten. 2. Hoe zy het tot gebruyk bequaam, en 3. het zelve glad maken. Pag. 92. 2:de Deel Pag. 91.
M. Pool Del: et Sculp.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, 18th century watermarked paper. Library stamp bottom left. Plate 292 x 172mm (11½ x 6¾").
Natives melting, burning and moulding metal. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book "professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants. His writings were the basis of nearly everything that was published concerning South Africa during the next half century. To those who can compare them with official records of the time, they are unquestionably of very great value, but others should be careful not to rely too much upon them. This, from the Dutch edition, was published in Amsterdam in two great volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30708] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
M. Pool Del: et Sculp.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, 18th century watermarked paper. Library stamp bottom left. Plate 292 x 172mm (11½ x 6¾").
Natives melting, burning and moulding metal. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book "professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants. His writings were the basis of nearly everything that was published concerning South Africa during the next half century. To those who can compare them with official records of the time, they are unquestionably of very great value, but others should be careful not to rely too much upon them. This, from the Dutch edition, was published in Amsterdam in two great volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30708] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)