Author: Thomas BainesPublisher: London : E. Stanford
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa
Author: Thomas BainesPublisher: London : E. Stanford
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa (Classic Reprint)
Author: Thomas BainesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332589074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Excerpt from The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa The region described in the following pages was, until the last few years, when the explorations of Herr Much, Erskine, Elton, Chapman, and others somewhat dispersed the cloud of mystery in which it was enveloped, essentially a mythical one. Its geographical features were generally depicted in the manner described by Swift - "So Geographers in Afric Maps With savage pictures fill their gape, And o'er uninhabitable downs Place elephants instead of towns." The name of Monomotapa (which means a place from which something valuable is derived), is seldom used except as a mediaeval geographical term, found in old school geographies and obsolete atlases. It was supposed by its Arab and Portuguese discoverers and conquerors to include all the regions south of the Zambesi, extending to the country of the Kafirs (Pays de Caffres) or even to the banks of the Orange River, the Vigita Magna of the old geographers, and the large towns supposed to exist in this region (shaken over the old Maps as if from a pepper castor) are frequently alluded to in the early records of the Cape Colony. We learn from these records, however, that several exploring parties were sent in search of rich countries during the latter half of the seventeenth century, but none of them succeeded in penetrating so far into the interior. The Seaboard or Coast Region was known under the name it still bears, that of "Sofala," which signifies in Arabic a plain or low country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Gold Region:Sci Tra 1791-1877
Author: Thomas BainesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000143171
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
This book contains a preface, a memoir and an obituary notice, which together provide a good account of Thomas Baines' life. It includes advertisements aimed especially at would-be emigrants to South Africa. The book is an important document of colonial history and South African history.
Geographers
Author: Patrick H. ArmstrongPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474226906
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
An annual collection of studies of individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. Subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of the world, and include famous names as well as those less well known: explorers, independent thinkers and scholars. Each paper describes the geographer's education, life and work and discusses their influence and spread of academic ideas. Each study includes a select bibliography and brief chronology. The work includes a general index and a cumulative index of geographers listed in volumes published to date.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
Scientific Travellers, 1790-1877
Author: David M. KnightPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415289313
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Reprint Bulletin
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ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1640
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
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