Map,1880, original, lithograph, cartographer, P. Berthoud, Swiss missionary, printed in Lausanne, Switzerland, map is 41.4 cms x 29 cms, mount is 54.8 cms x 42.3 cms, under protective wrap, condition: vert good,
Valdezia is a sprawling rural settlement situated at the foothills of the Soutpansberg mountain range in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was formerly known as Albasini before Swiss Missionaries renamed it Valdezia in 1875.
The village itself was formally established in 1820 by Tsonga refugees who were fleeing despotic rule from Soshangane. It is roughly 10 km east of Elim Hospital in the Hlanganani district in the former Gazankulu homeland, South Africa. It was the site of a Swiss mission station, and it was named after the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is considered the birthplace of the written Tsonga language in South Africa.
