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Simon van der Stel's Journey to Namaqualand 1685 - Hardcover
Large beautiful historical book as investment
""Since the discovery in 1922 of the long lost original manuscript of Simon van der Stel's journal of his expedition to Namaqualand by the late Professor Gilbert Waterhouse, this new edition of the Journal contains, for the first time, the 71 surviving drawings by Heinrich Claudius in full colour....""
Limited edition Number 299 of 750 books printed
35 cm x 24 cm x 4.5 cm
Pristine condition and clean
First edition 1979
Introduction by Gilbert Waterhouse
Transcription of original text by G C de Wet
English translation by R H Pheiffer
431 pages
Contents - Introduction, The Journal and the Drawings, The Transcription and Translation
71 surviving drawings by Heinrich Claudius full page full colour