Slave trade with Madagascar. The Journals of the Cape slaver Leijdsman, 1715. / Slawehandel met Mada

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Slave trade with Madagascar. The Journals of the Cape slaver Leijdsman, 1715. / Slawehandel met Madagaskar. Die Joernale van die Kaapse slaweskip Leijdsman, 1715.

Edited by Piet Westra and James C. Armstrong. 
Published by Africana Pub., 2006
ISBN 13-978-0620-37367-8
9780620373678

The Cape of Good Hope's long-forgotten slave trade with Madagascar springs to life in this book. The Great Smallpox Epidemie that raged at the Cape in 1713 decimated the slave labour force of the Dutch East India Company's vital way-station for its annual fleets to and from the Indies
In 1715 the Company sent the inexperienced traders Hendrik Frappé and Willem van der Lint to Madagascar to secure more slaves. They left fascinating descriptions of the realities of the inhuman trade in men, women and children (of whom 179 were finally delivered to the Cape), as well of the Comoro Islands and court life in eighteenth century Madagascar
This book gives the verbatim Dutch text and English translations of the actual journals kept by the two slave traders on the Company's slaver Leijdsman. It is of importance to all who have an interest in the history of the slave trade and the Cape of Good Hope, while the original Dutch journals will be of great interest to the linguist.
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Die eertydse slawehandel van die Kaap die Goeie Hoop met Madagaskar herleef opnuut in hierdie boek. Die Groot Pokke-epidemie wat in 1713 aan die Kaap gewoed het, het ook verwoesting gesaai onder die slawewerkers van die Nederlandse Oos-Indiese-Kompanjie se belangrike verversingstasie vir sy jaarlikse vlote van en na Oos-Indië.
In 1715 het die Kompanjie die onervare handelaars Hendrik Frappé en Willem van der Lint na Madagaskar gestuur om slawe aan te koop. Hulle het boeiende beskrywings nagelaat van die realiteite van die onmenslike handel in mans, vrouens en kinders (waarvan 179 uiteindelik aan die Kaap afgelewer is), sowel as van die Comore-eilande en die hoflewe van die agtiende-eeuse Madagaskar.
Hierdie boek bevat die woordelike Nederlandse teks en Engelse vertaling van die joernale wat die twee slawehandelaars op die Kompanjie se slaweskip Leijdsman bygehou het. Dit is van belang vir almal wat in die geskiedenis van die slawehandel en Kaap die Goeie Hoop belangstel, terwyl die oorspronklike Nederlandse joernale baie interessant vir die taalkundige sal wees.
*Piet Westra retired some years ago as Director of the South African Library (now National Library of SA, Cape Town). He has published and edited a number of books and articles in the field of library and information science and the history of South Africa and the Cape.
"James C. Armstrong has done extensive research on slavery at the Cape and the Madagascar connection. He recently retired as overseas Field Director of the Library of Congress, having served in offices in Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro, Islamabad and Jakarta
ISBN 13-978-0620-37367-8
9780620373678

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