Ons Lewende Geskiedenis ( 8LP box set detailing the history of the Afrikaner in South Africa))

Here`s an unusual box set of interest to scholars of Afrikaans history and culture buffs- Ensiklopedie Afrikana box set of 8LPs detailing Afrikaans history from the Dutch arrival in the Cape in the 16th century to the establishment of the Republic in the 1960`s. Here is the breakdown of the discs:

Record 1 -Die stigting van `n Nederlandse Volksplanting in die Kaap/Die Franse Hugenote en Simon van der Stel

Record 2-Die stryd teen Simon van der Stel/Die eerste Britse besetting van die Kaap

Record 3- Die koms van die Britse setlaars en die betekenis daarvan/Die oorsake van doe Groot Ttrek

Record 4-Die Voorbereiding vir die Groot Trek/Die moord op Retief

Record 5-Die slag van Bloedrivier/Die wedervaringe van die trekgeselskap van Andries Potgieter

Record 6-Die slag van die Wit Umfolozi en die anneksasie van Natal/Die ontdekking van diamante

Record 7-Die uitbreek van die eerste Vryheidsoorlog and die slag van Majuba/Die ontdekking van goud

Record 8-Die onstaan van politieke partye in Suid Afrika (1902-1929)/Die daarstelling van die Republiek van Suid Afrika

This would appear to have been pressed in the early `60s. The records appear to have been un-played and are in EX+ to NM condition. The box has seen better days and is taped around the edges although both the front cover and spine are clear. With a little bit of work it can be fixed -graded VG.

Records graded as per Record Collector Rare Record Guide.