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Recent publications relating to the Cape

82 Baker, Jos. PRESERVING A HOUSE; photography by David Baker. Cape Town: Jos Baker, 2009.

112 p.: col. ill. 4to. Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

Records the restoration of a 300 year old cottage, reputed to have been the home of folk hero, Wolraad Woltemade.
83 Schoeman, Karel. HANDELSRYK IN DIE OOSTE: die wereld van die VOC, 1619-1685. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2009.

351 p. (Kolonie aan die Kaap; 2). Paper covered boards, d.w. R 300

Schoeman's series, KOLONIE AAN DIE KAAP is a comprehensive examination of the VOC at the Cape. The first title in the proposed five part work, PATRISIERS EN PRINSE: die Europese samelewing en die stigting van 'n kolonie aan die Kaap, 1619-1688, was published in 2008.
84 Walker, Michael. MUIZENBERG: a forgotten story. St James: M. Walker, 2009.

xi, 160 p.: ill., ports., plans. 4to. Pict. paper covered boards. R 180

VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS (FIRST SERIES)

85 Chavonnes, Maurits Pasques de [et al.]. THE REPORTS OF CHAVONNES AND HIS COUNCIL, AND OF VAN IMHOFF, ON THE CAPE: with incidental correspondence; with an introduction by the Right Hon. J.X. Merriman. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society, 1918.

156 p. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 1). Pict. cloth. Text in Dutch and English. R 4000

Chavonnes (1654-1724) was Governor of the Cape from 1714-1721. He did much to develop the settlement and regulated the duties of the garrison. He drew up a set of instructions for the care of arms and ammunition and introduced a uniform for the soldiers. He also formed a Company of "Vry Swartes" and Chinese in the colony under their own officers, who shared the duties of the garrison. The reports of Chavonnes and his council were made in response to a request of the Council of Seventeen of the Dutch East India Company in 1716. The report of Baron Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff (1705-1750), then the newly appointed Governor General of the East Indies, was made in 1743 to Governor Swellengrebel for his instruction as to the conduct of the Company's affairs at the Cape.
86 Mentzel, O.F. LIFE AT THE CAPE IN MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: being the biography of Rudolf Siegfried Allemann, Captain of the military forces and Commander of the Castle in the service of the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope; translated from the German by Margaret Greenlees. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society 1919.

170 p.: ill., frontis., ports., maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 2) Pict. cloth. Originally published in German in 1784. R 1250

Mentzel (1709-1801) lived at the Cape from 1733-1741. He was a teacher by profession and taught the children of R.S. Allerman. "… an entertaining account of social life at the Cape during the mid-18th century. The topics range from the structure of the military forces to the life of slaves, and the revolt of Etienne Barbier to shipwrecks and the financial prospects of young women." Van Riebeeck Society. He was visiting a ship bound for Holland when a southeaster came up, and he could not return to shore. So he travelled to Holland, with nothing more than the clothes he wore, and was never to return to the Cape. See D.S.A.B., vol. 1.
87 De Mist, J.A. & Jeffreys, K.M. [trans.]. THE MEMORANDUM OF COMMISSARY J.A. DE MIST: containing recommendations for the form and administration of Government at the Cape of Good Hope, 1802; with an English version by Kathleen M. Jeffreys; and a preface by S.F.N. Gie. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1920.

xiv, 292 p.: port. as frontis. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 3). Pict. cloth. Text in Dutch and English. R 1100

De Mist was asked by the Asiatic Council in Holland to make recommendations on the administration of the Cape in the event of it being returned to Dutch rule by the British. The MEMORANDUM… was the result. When the Cape was returned in 1802, De Mist was appointed Commissioner-General on behalf of Batavia. He reached the Cape in 1802, and a year later visited the interior, accompanied by, amongst others, his daughter Augusta and Dr M.H. Lichtenstein, who both kept journals of their travels. He believed in the sovereignty of the law, and instituted a strong central government. He stressed individualism and free trade, but strict separation of the races. He gave the church autonomy and instituted various other reforms. He returned to Holland in 1805.
88 Mentzel, O.F. A GEOGRAPHICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Parts 1 & 2; translated from the German by H.J. Mandelbrote. Part. 3; translated from the original German by G.V. Marais and J. Hoge; revised and edited with an introduction and footnotes by H.J. Mandelbrote. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1921-1944.

3 vols. (181; 159; xxv, 353 p.): folding plan in vol. 1, folding maps in vol. 3. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 4, 6 & 25). Pict. cloth. Spine title: DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPE. Reprint of the 1785-7 edition, which was originally published in 2 volumes. R 2500

Title of original publication: A COMPLETE AND AUTHENTIC GEOGRAPHICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMOUS, AND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, REMARKABLE, AFRICAN CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. "… three volumes by Mentzel on conditions at the Cape as he found them in the mid-18th century. Mentzel intended to correct the errors perpetrated by such earlier travellers as Kolb. [The first] volume contains an historical background, a description of the physical features of the Cape and accounts of the administration and finances of the colony… The second part of Mentzel's account of life at the Cape ranges widely from revenues available to the Cape government, to the daily life of the burghers, public auctions and the treatment of slaves… In [the] third volume of Mentzel's account of life at the Cape, he travelled into the interior, to Stellenbosch and Swellendam. He comments on agriculture and viticulture, as well as hunting. The final chapters discuss the Khoi inhabitants." Van Riebeeck Society.
89 Botha, Colin Graham. COLLECTANEA. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1924.

141 p.: ill. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 5). Pict. cloth. Text in Dutch and English. R 750

Contents include Ovington, Beeckman and Dampier's descriptions of the Cape; Roger's description of Natal; and two of the earliest accounts of journeys to the hot springs now known as Caledon Baths, and of the whole experience of "taking the waters".
90 Owen, Francis & Cory, George E. [ed.]. THE DIARY OF THE REV. FRANCIS OWEN: missionary with Dingaan in 1837-38, together with extracts from the writings of the interpreters in Zulu, Messrs. Hulley and Kirkman; edited by Sir Geo. E. Cory. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1926.

189 p. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 7). Pict. cloth.

R 1500

"Owen produced one of the best-known descriptions of life in Dingaan's kraal, including an account of the Retief massacre, of which he was the only white witness. This was the first time that the diary has been published in its entirety…" Van Riebeeck Society.
91 Carter, George & Van Reenen, J. THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR: containing a narrative of the loss of The Grosvenor, East Indiaman wrecked on the coast of Caffraria, 1782; compiled by Mr George Carter…, and, JOURNAL OF A JOURNEY FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN 1790 and 1791, undertaken by J. van Reenen and others in search of the wreck of The Grosvenor, a literal translation of the original; by Capt. Edward Riou. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1927.

207 p.: folding ill., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 8). Pict. cloth. R 1000

92 Witbooi, Hendrik. DIE DAGBOEK VAN HENDRIK WITBOOI: Kaptein van die Witbooi-Hottentotte, 1884-1905…; met 'n voorwoord deur Gustav Voigts. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1929.

xxviii, 244 p.: multiple port. as frontis., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 9). Pict. cloth. Text chiefly in German. R 1500

Witbooi, a Nama, realised that African unity was essential in the face of conquest and colonization by Germany. He committed his thoughts and convictions to paper in the form of a journal, and kept minutes of meetings and copies of correspondence with other Namibian leaders and Imperial German officers.
93 Lichtenstein, Henry & Plumptre, A. [trans.]. TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: in the years 1803, 1804, 1805 and 1806; a reprint of the translation from the original German by Anne Plumptre. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1928-30.

2 vols. (xxiv, 470, x p.; xxiii, 498, xv p.): ill. (1 folding in vol. 2), port in vol. 1, folding map in vol. 2. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 10 & 11). Pict. cloth, Reprint of the 1812-15 edition. R 1500

"Henry Lichtenstein, doctor in medicine and philosophy, and professor of natural history in the University of Berlin, member of several learned societies, and formerly in the the Dutch service at the Cape of Good Hope" [title page] managed to travel extensively in the four years he spent at the Cape, and his observations are free of much of the prejudice which coloured many of his contemporaries' writings.
94 Bergh, Olof & Schrijver, Isaq. JOERNALE VAN DIE LANDTOGTE = JOURNALS OF THE EXPEDITIONS: of the Honourable Ensign Olof Bergh, 1682 and 1683; and the Ensign Isaq Schrijver, 1689; transcribed and translated into English and edited with a foreword and footnotes by E.E. Mossop. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1931.

270, xv p.: ill., port. as frontis., folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 12). Pict. cloth. Parallel text in English and Dutch. R 750

Dr Mossop's footnotes provide greater insight into these interesting accounts of early journeys into the interior of the Cape.
95 Fuller, Claude. LOUIS TRIGARDT'S TREK ACROSS THE DRAKENSBERG, 1837-1838; edited by Leo Fouche. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1932.

xix, 173 p.: ill., col. folding frontis., 5 col. folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 13). Pict. cloth. R 1000

96 Isaacs, Nathaniel. TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN EASTERN AFRICA: [descriptive of the Zoolus, their manners, customs, etc. etc., with, A SKETCH OF NATAL]; edited with footnotes and a biographical sketch by Louis Herman. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1936.

2 vols. (xiii, 291; 335 p.): ports. (2 as frontispieces), folding map (in vol. 1). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 16 & 17). Pict. cloth. Reprint of the 1836 edition. R 1000

Isaacs accompanied Lieutenant King on his voyage to Natal in search of King's friends, Lieutenant Farewell and Francis Fynn. The former were shipwrecked in Natal Bay and while the crew built another ship, Isaacs ventured inland to visit Shaka's royal kraal. He records his impressions of the Zulu people and their customs which are particularly interesting as they are an accurate account of the Zulu people before they came under European influence. He lived in daily contact with Shaka and was treated on the whole with favour, having rank and honours conferred upon him, as well as a large tract of land.
97 Van Reenen, Dirk Gysbert. DIE JOERNAAL VAN DIRK GYSBERT VAN REENEN, 1803; [edited with notes by] W. Blommaert and J.A. Wiid; met 'n Engelse vertaling deur J.L.M. Franken en Ian M. Murray. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1937.

322 p.: folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 18). Pict. cloth. Text in English, Dutch and Afrikaans. R 400

Van Reenen travelled along the east coast before turning inland and returning to Cape Town through the Great Karoo. "This is an account of a journey in to the Eastern Cape undertaken by the Governor of the Cape, J.W. Janssens and Capt Paravicini de Capelli, recorded by D.G. van Reenen. Van Reenen was a prominent burger at the Cape, a winemaker, reputed to make the best wine in the Cape, and he held the wine and meat contracts for the VOC on a number of occasions. The purpose of the journey was to inspect the land now ruled by the Batavian Government, and to settle the conflicts occurring between the Dutch burgers and the indigenous residents of the area. This is an official report with much factual information." Van Riebeeck Society.
98 Duminy, Francois. DUMINY-DAGBOEKE = DUMINY DIARIES; uitgegee en toegelig deur J.L.M. Franken. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1938.

355 p.: ill., ports., col. folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 19). Pict. cloth. Text in English, Dutch and Afrikaans. R 500

The Duminy diaries consist of the diary of Johanna Margareta Duminy (1797); François Duminy's journal of his visit to the Caledon Baths (end 1810 to early 1811); his expedition to Walvis Bay in 1893; and Sebastian Valentyn van Reenen's journal of the same expedition.
99 Adams, Buck. THE NARRATIVE OF PRIVATE BUCK ADAMS, 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards: on the Eastern Frontier of the Cape of Good Hope, 1843-1848; edited by A. Gordon-Brown. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1941.

316 p.: ill., col. frontis., ports., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 22). Pict. cloth. R 750

Private Adams (1826-1910) served on the Eastern frontier for five years, seeing action in the War of the Axe.
100 Van Ryneveld, Willem S. & Thom, H.B. [ed.]. WILLEM STEPHANUS VAN RYNEVELD SE AANMERKINGS OVER DE VERBETERING VAN HET VEE AAN DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP, 1804; uitgegee en toegelig met 'n inleiding en voetnote deur H.B. Thom; Engelse vertaling deur Ian M. Murray en J.L.M. Franken. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1942.

229 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 23). Pict. cloth. Parallel text in Dutch and English. R 250

101 Teenstra, M.D. DE VRUCHTEN MIJNER WERKZAAMHEDEN: gedurende mijne reize, over de Kaap de Goede Hoop, naar Java en terug, over St Helena, naar de Nederlanden; [edited by] F.C.L. Bosman & J.L.M. Franken; [English summary by] P.J. Smuts. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1943.

xlviii, 363 p.: ill., folding map as frontis., folding plan. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 24). Pict. cloth. R 300

Of particular value to those interested in the Overberg region.
102 Dobie, John Shedden & Hattersley, A.F. [ed.]. JOHN SHEDDEN DOBIE, SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL, 1862-6; edited by Alan F. Hattersley. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1945.

xxiv, 207 p., [14] leaves of plates: ill., port. as frontis., map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 26). Pict. cloth. R 200

After gaining experience in Australia, Dobie (1819-1853) attempted to farm sheep in Natal, but was unsuccessful.
103 Goldswain, Jeremy & Long, Una [ed.]. THE CHRONICLE OF JEREMIAH GOLDSWAIN: Albany settler of 1820; edited by Una Long. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1946-1949.

2 vols. (xxi, 188; xxix, 239 p.): ill.,frontispieces, maps (1 folding). (Van Riebeeck Society Publications. First series. 27 & 29). Pict. cloth. Contents: Volume 1. 1819-1836. Volume 2. 1838-1858. R 350

Jeremiah Goldswain was one of the 1820 Settlers. The book gives a factual account of their lives and the challenges they faced from 1820 to 1870.
104 Brink, C. F. & Rhenius, Johannes Tobias. THE JOURNALS OF BRINK AND RHENIUS: being the journal of C.F. Brink of the journey into Great Namaqualand (1761-2) made by Capt. Hendrik Hop; and the journal of Ensign J.T.Rhenius (1724); [edited with notes] by E.E. Mossop. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1947.

xiv, 160 p.: frontis., genealogical table, folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 28). Pict. cloth. R 300

105 Bain, Andrew Geddes & Lister, M.H. [ed.]. JOURNALS OF ANDREW GEDDES BAIN: trader, explorer, soldier, road engineer and geologist; edited with biographical sketch and footnotes by Margaret Hermina Lister. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1949.

xxxix, 264 p.: ill. (1 folding), ports. (1 as frontis.), maps (2 folding). (Van Riebeeck Society Publications. First series; 30). Pict. cloth. R 300

106 Kotze, D.J. [ed.]. LETTERS OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARIES, 1835-1838. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1950.

294 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 31). Pict. cloth. R 100

107 Malan, Francois Stephanus & Preller, J. [ed.] DIE KONVENSIE-DAGBOEK VAN SY EDELAGBARE FRANCOIS STEPHANUS MALAN, 1908-1909; uitgegee en toegelig met inleiding en voetnote deur Johann F. Preller; Engelse vertaling deur A.J. de Villiers. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1951.

284 p., [11] p. of plates : ill., frontis., ports., plans. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 32). Pict. cloth. R 100

The Convention resulted in the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
108 Hamelberg, H.A.L. DIE DAGBOEK VAN H.A.L. HAMELBERG, 1855-1871; uitgegee en toegelig deur Dr. F.J. du T. Spies; met 'n verkorte weergawe in Engels vertaal deur N.G. Sabbagha. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1952.

xx, 275 p., [12] p. of plates (1 folding): ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), plans. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 33). Pict. cloth. R 100

109 Kirby, Percival R. [comp. & ed.]. A SOURCE BOOK ON THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR EAST INDIAMAN; compiled and edited, with an introduction, notes and map by Percival R. Kirby. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1953.

228 p.: ill., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 34) Pict. cloth. R 100

Interesting to read in conjunction with Stephen Taylor's THE CALIBAN SHORE, which deals with the fate of the Grosvenor castaways.
110 McKiernan, Gerald & Serton, P. [ed.]. THE NARRATIVE AND JOURNAL OF GERALD MCKIERNAN IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1874-1879; edited with introduction, notes and map by P. Serton. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1954.

193 p.: port. as frontis., folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; vol. 35). Pict. cloth. R 100

111 Kirby, Percival R. [comp. & ed.]. ANDREW SMITH AND NATAL: documents relating to the early history of that province; selected, edited and annotated by Percival R. Kirby. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1955.

253 p.: frontis., maps (1 folding). (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 36). Pict. cloth. R 100

Andrew Smith (1797-1872), military doctor, explorer and traveller, was the author of the monumental ILLUSTRATION OF THE ZOOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA.
112 Merriman, N.J & Varley, D. [ed]. THE CAPE JOURNALS OF ARCHDEACON N.J. MERRIMAN, 1848-1855; edited with introduction, footnotes and sketch-map by D.H. Varley and H.M. Matthew. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1957.

ix, 243 p., [10] p. of plates: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 37). Pict. cloth. R 100

See also no. 152.
113 Wangemann, T.& Grosskopf, J.F.W. [trans.]. MALEO EN SEKOEKOENI; vertaal uit die Duits van Th. Wangemann deur J.F.W. Grosskopf; uitgegee en toegelig deur G.P.J. Trumpelmann; met 'n opsomming in Engels vertaal deur A. Ravenscroft. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1957.

xxv, 185 p., [10] leaves of plates: ill., ports., map as frontis. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 38). Pict. cloth. Text in English and German.

R 100
114 Stanford, Sir Walter & Macquarrie, J. [ed.]. THE REMINISCENCES OF SIR WALTER STANFORD; edited with introduction, footnotes and sketch-map by J.W. Macquarrie. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1958-1962.

2 vols. (xxviii, 221 p., [20] p. of plates; xi, 270 p., [12] p.): ill., ports (2 as frontispieces), maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 39 & 43). Pict. cloth. R 200

115 Tindall, B.A. THE JOURNAL OF JOSEPH TINDALL: missionary in South West Africa, 1839-55; edited with introduction, footnotes and sketch-map. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1959.

x, 221 p.: ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 40). Pict. cloth. R 100

116 Merriman, J.X. & Lewsen, Phyllis [ed.]. SELECTIONS FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF J.X. MERRIMAN; edited by Phyllis Lewsen, with introduction, footnotes and sketch-maps. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1960-1969.

4 vols. (xxi, 318 p.; xv, 349 p.; x, 495 p.; xv, 327 p.): ill., ports. as frontispieces, maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 41, 44, 47 & 50). Pict. cloth. R 400

117 Baines, Thomas. JOURNAL OF RESIDENCE IN AFRICA, 1842-1853; edited with introduction, notes & map by R.F. Kennedy. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1961-1964.

2 vols. (xix, 252 p.; xi, 355 p): ill., ports. (1 as frontis.in vol. 1), maps (some folding). Van Riebeeck Society. Publications, First series; 42 & 45). Pict. cloth. Contents: Vol. 1. 1842-1849. Vol. 2. 1850-1853. R 1100

"...one of the most likeable and one of the most remarkablle characters in the whole of Africana literature" Kennedy, vol. 1, p. xix.
118 Paravicini di Capelli, W.B.E. REIZE IN DE BINNE-LANDEN VAN ZUID-AFRICA; gedaan in den jaare 1803 door W.B.E. Paravicini di Capelli, Kapitein Aide de Camp by den Gouverneur van de Caap de Goede Hoop; uitgegee en toegelig… en verkorte weergawe in Engels deur W.J. de Kock. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1965.

xxxiii, 290 p., [13] p. of plates : ill., ports. (1 as frontis.), folding maps. (Van Riebeeck Society publications. First series; 46). Pict. cloth. Text in Dutch and English. R 150

119 Thompson, George & Forbes, Vernon [ed.]. TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: [eight years a resident at the Cape: comprising a view of the present state of the Cape Colony, with observations on the progress and prospects of the British emigrants]; edited with notes by Vernon S. Forbes. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1967-8.

2 vols. (xxxvi, 187; xiv, 277 p.): ill., ports., folding plans, tables, folding map. (Van Riebeeck Society Publications. First series; 48 & 49). Pict. cloth. R 250