Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa: In which are Described the Character and Condition of the Dutch Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope, and of the Several Tribes of Natives Beyond Its Limits: the Natural Hisory of Such Subjects as Occurred in the Animal, Mineral and Vegetable Kingdoms; and the Geography of the Southern Extremity of Africa. Comprehending Also a Topographical and Statistical Sketch of Cape Colony; with an Inquiry Into Its Importance as a Naval and Military Station, as a Commercial Emporium; as a Territorial Possession, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806 |
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