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Paris, 1787 Carte Geographique DU CAP DE BONNE ESPERANCE. Contenant les Noms et la Position des lieux habites tant par les Colons Hollandois que par l'Auteur d'apres ses propres Observations.... Par Andre Sparman 1779 Original
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This is a landmark map of South Africa. The map is filled with considerable detail of the Dutch-settled areas of the Cape. The map extends eastward up the coast to past the "Plettenbergs Colonie" and the Great Fish River. To the north coast, the map shows details to past Saldanha Bay to the Oliphants river, with some further details further to the north. There is an inset map of the mountain ranges (Table mountain, etc.) as seen from sea, with another inset map of the Cape Peninsula and the soundings in False Bay. This map appeared in Sparrman's A Voyage To The Cape Of Good Hope, Towards The Antarctic Polar Circle, And Round The World: But Chiefly Into The Country Of The Hottentots And Caffres, From The Year 1772, To 1776. The first edition was published in 1782 in Edinburgh and London with a further London edition in 1785. There were Stockholm editions in 1783 and 1802. This particular map came from the Paris edition of 1787. From Mendelssohn Vol. 2., pp.414. "An enthusiast in the study of Natural History ... the author ... proceed[ed] to the Cape, through the influence of his friend Captain Ekeberg with the Royal Swedish East India Company ... made several excursions into the country in search of natural history specimens, and he gives valuable information respecting Cape Town and the neighboring districts at this period ... He did not return to South Africa until 1775 ... when he determined to make an expedition into the interior with a friend named Immelamn, and they made a start on July 25th ... the narrative of their travels is interesting and instructive, and is described by Theal as the "most trustworthy account of the Cape Colony and the various races of people then residing in it" that had been published in the eighteenth century ...". References: Mendelssohn, Sidney, South African Bibliography, Vol II, p. 414-5. Norwich, map #223 (with an example of the Swedish language map), p. 250. Cartwright. Maps of Southern Africa. #3. Page 2. Very Good Condition overall, with the
usual folds for the book (which are solid) and cut close at
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