Adventure in South West Africa 1894 - 1898 Eberhard Rosenblad
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Published from the authors notes by Evert Sylvander 1924.
This is the last of five joint publications by Jalmar (1917-2003) and Ione Rudner on early Swedish travellers and pioneers in nineteenth-century south-western Africa. The renowned trader and ornithologist Axel Wilhelm Eriksson features prominently in each of them.
Rosenblads narrative of events in the last decade of the century included his participation in the strenuous Hartmann Expedition along the coast, other journeys and adventures, encounters with the indigenous peoples, and internecine strife in the territory at the time of the German occupation.
Chapter 1: Boer wagons. The rivers in Southern Africa. Leader of the ox-team taken by a lion. Something about lion hunting.
Chapter 2: In Chibia. A ride and an accident. A strenuous walk. Our black servantss.
Chapter 3: We leave Chibia. Unpleasant company. The gluttony of the blacks. A leopard hunt. A fight between two black ladies. Rhinoceroses.
Chapter 4: The camp at the Kunene. Daily routine in the hunting-field. A giraffe. Moonlit nights. The Negro dance. Game at the Kunene. Crocodiles.
Chapter 5: Dick Mansel loses his way. Our cattle stolen. Adventure with a lion. Lion hunting. Adventure with a hyena.
Chapter 6: A funeral in the wilderness. Hunting elephant and hippopotamus. Two near-accidents. Crossing the Kunene River. An unintentional bath.
Chapter 7: The Ovambo tribes. Chiefs Ueyulu and Negumbo. In the Bushman veld.
Chapter 8: The Great Rains commence. Adventure in the Bushman veld. Snakes and scorpions.
Chapter 9: A difficult journey. An unusual delicacy. Chiefs Kambonde and Nehale. At Aukas. Insolent Negroes.
Chapter 10: Waterberg. Baboons. Chief Kambazembi. A rich meal. A German counts exploits as a lion hunter. Across the Namib to Walvis Bay. The skeletons. The return.
Chapter 11: Again at Otjimbingwe. Forgetfulness and a gruelling walk. Adonis, the rescuer. Dr Hartmann. A Boer dance in the hunting-field.
Chapter 12: Expedition to the Kaokoveld. Baboon hunt. A faithful servant. Chiefs Kahirro and Jan Ugamab. Adventures with quaggas. The Hottentot chief David. A hunting-adventure.
Chapter 13: Another adventure with a lion. A cyclone. Elephant hunting. A visit by Jan Ugamab. His behaviour towards the trader Sichel.
Chapter 14: Dangerous accident. Ostrich hunting. Emergency bread. A single cartridge left. Diet of coffee and bread. An unpleasant journey.
Chapter 15: A most unpleasant travelling companion. Our horses are starved. One is taken by a lion. At Goabis. At Swakopmund. A skilful hunter. Discovery of gold.
Chapter 16: Revelry at Sandfontein. An unexpected fast. The Kommandant invites us for dinner. Gerrit Struys and Tant Tjina.
Chapter 17: Fight with rebellious Damara. David proves his bravery. A glutton is sentenced to torture.
Chapter 18: Hunting wild dogs. The hyena-dog.
Chapter 19: Lost. Defenceless and surrounded by wild dogs. A light in the forest. A fine outfit.
Chapter 20: Involuntary aerial flight. Encounter with three lions. Suspected of spying. Nehale.
Chapter 21: My little dog Pajas. At Namutoni. A mamba. A python has breakfast. Pajas saves my life.
Chapter 22: A journey with difficulties. An attempted mutiny.
Chapter 23: Fight with Hottentots.
Chapter 24: Pleasant wanderings. The river comes down. Terrible transportation of prisoners. Sad fate of a Negro missionary. A wagon in a critical situation. A suicide. With Jakobus Jansen.
Chapter 25: A ride from Outjo via Heigamchab to Walvis Bay. A navvy is killed. A son and a daughter of Eriksson arrive. I lose my horse in the Namib. A terrible walk.
Chapter 26: I leave Africa
2007. Softcover. Very good conditions. 184 pages. Under 1kg.
Published from the authors notes by Evert Sylvander 1924.
This is the last of five joint publications by Jalmar (1917-2003) and Ione Rudner on early Swedish travellers and pioneers in nineteenth-century south-western Africa. The renowned trader and ornithologist Axel Wilhelm Eriksson features prominently in each of them.
Rosenblads narrative of events in the last decade of the century included his participation in the strenuous Hartmann Expedition along the coast, other journeys and adventures, encounters with the indigenous peoples, and internecine strife in the territory at the time of the German occupation.
Chapter 1: Boer wagons. The rivers in Southern Africa. Leader of the ox-team taken by a lion. Something about lion hunting.
Chapter 2: In Chibia. A ride and an accident. A strenuous walk. Our black servantss.
Chapter 3: We leave Chibia. Unpleasant company. The gluttony of the blacks. A leopard hunt. A fight between two black ladies. Rhinoceroses.
Chapter 4: The camp at the Kunene. Daily routine in the hunting-field. A giraffe. Moonlit nights. The Negro dance. Game at the Kunene. Crocodiles.
Chapter 5: Dick Mansel loses his way. Our cattle stolen. Adventure with a lion. Lion hunting. Adventure with a hyena.
Chapter 6: A funeral in the wilderness. Hunting elephant and hippopotamus. Two near-accidents. Crossing the Kunene River. An unintentional bath.
Chapter 7: The Ovambo tribes. Chiefs Ueyulu and Negumbo. In the Bushman veld.
Chapter 8: The Great Rains commence. Adventure in the Bushman veld. Snakes and scorpions.
Chapter 9: A difficult journey. An unusual delicacy. Chiefs Kambonde and Nehale. At Aukas. Insolent Negroes.
Chapter 10: Waterberg. Baboons. Chief Kambazembi. A rich meal. A German counts exploits as a lion hunter. Across the Namib to Walvis Bay. The skeletons. The return.
Chapter 11: Again at Otjimbingwe. Forgetfulness and a gruelling walk. Adonis, the rescuer. Dr Hartmann. A Boer dance in the hunting-field.
Chapter 12: Expedition to the Kaokoveld. Baboon hunt. A faithful servant. Chiefs Kahirro and Jan Ugamab. Adventures with quaggas. The Hottentot chief David. A hunting-adventure.
Chapter 13: Another adventure with a lion. A cyclone. Elephant hunting. A visit by Jan Ugamab. His behaviour towards the trader Sichel.
Chapter 14: Dangerous accident. Ostrich hunting. Emergency bread. A single cartridge left. Diet of coffee and bread. An unpleasant journey.
Chapter 15: A most unpleasant travelling companion. Our horses are starved. One is taken by a lion. At Goabis. At Swakopmund. A skilful hunter. Discovery of gold.
Chapter 16: Revelry at Sandfontein. An unexpected fast. The Kommandant invites us for dinner. Gerrit Struys and Tant Tjina.
Chapter 17: Fight with rebellious Damara. David proves his bravery. A glutton is sentenced to torture.
Chapter 18: Hunting wild dogs. The hyena-dog.
Chapter 19: Lost. Defenceless and surrounded by wild dogs. A light in the forest. A fine outfit.
Chapter 20: Involuntary aerial flight. Encounter with three lions. Suspected of spying. Nehale.
Chapter 21: My little dog Pajas. At Namutoni. A mamba. A python has breakfast. Pajas saves my life.
Chapter 22: A journey with difficulties. An attempted mutiny.
Chapter 23: Fight with Hottentots.
Chapter 24: Pleasant wanderings. The river comes down. Terrible transportation of prisoners. Sad fate of a Negro missionary. A wagon in a critical situation. A suicide. With Jakobus Jansen.
Chapter 25: A ride from Outjo via Heigamchab to Walvis Bay. A navvy is killed. A son and a daughter of Eriksson arrive. I lose my horse in the Namib. A terrible walk.
Chapter 26: I leave Africa
2007. Softcover. Very good conditions. 184 pages. Under 1kg.