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Author / Producer

Mentzel, O. F.

Title

A Complete and Authentic Geographical and Topographical Description of the Famous and (All Things Considered) Remarkable African Cape of Good Hope

Description

[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2021: A digital copy of the Van Riebeeck Society's edition of Mentzel's book. The book provides a historical overview of the Dutch Cape Colony and features a decription of the various districts.]

Custodial History

[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2021: Written by O. F. Mentzel before 1787. Translated into English by the Van Riebeeck Society before 1944 and published by them in Cape Town in 1944. A copy was acquired by the University of Toronto Library on 2 November 1999. It was digitised by an unknown party at an unknown date. A copy was acquired online by Ettore Morelli, probably from Archive.org, at an unknown date. It is unclear when the book was uploaded there. Acquired by FHYA in November 2021. Uploaded by Benathi Marufu for FHYA in December 2021.]

File Name

O_F_Mentzel_A_Geographical_and_Topographical_Description_of_the_Cape_of_GoodHope.pdf

Date Created

before 1787

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2021-12-06 07:11:07

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