Naaukeurige Uitvoerige Beschryving Kaap Goede by Peter Kolbe (6 results)

2 parts in 1 volume. Rare large-paper copy of the first Dutch edition the most important and most extensive early account of South Africa, richly illustrated. The work formed the basis of nearly everything that was published concerning South Africa for the next half century. The present Dutch edition is considered the best, with excellent large engravings and accurate folding maps.The work contains an exact and detailed account of all aspects of life at the Cape, including its geography, climate, flora and fauna. This is followed by a highly interesting and accurate account of the Hottentots from the author's own personal investigations, reporting on their language, religion, manner of living, singular traditions, customs, marriage ceremonies, circumcisions and education. The account of the condition of the colony of the Dutch inhabitants contains interesting observations not to be found in any other description of the country. Of particular interest is also the description of the giraffe, which elicited much enthusiasm in Europe. Although Julius Caesar had already brought a giraffe to Rome in ca. 46 BC, no other source had yet produced compelling proof of the existence of this rather unusual animal.The zoological plates show numerous mammals (including the Hottentot's methods of catching and killing elephants), birds, fish and other marine animals (including a sea lion) and reptiles. Other plates cover topography, agriculture, hunting, medicine, religion, buildings, etc. One gives a plan showing the layout of a VOC garden. In addition to these subjects, the text provides a well-documented account of the VOC government of the Cape, the earliest list of South African animals, and much information about plants.Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) lived and worked at the Cape of Good Hope from 1705-1713. He had been sent there in order to compile the present all-round description of South Africa, as well as for astronomical and surveying research. His account was first published in German in Nuremberg, 1719, but the present Dutch edition, which contains twice as many plates, is considered to be the most beautiful.With the bookplate of Mr. F.C. Koch mounted on the front pastedown. The binding is somewhat rubbed, the edges and corners of the boards are somewhat scuffed, the head and foot of the spine are slightly torn, the work has been recased with new endpapers. Some of the hinges are slightly weakened. Otherwise in good condition.l Landwehr, VOC, 583; Mendelssohn I, pp. 843-844; Tiele 606. Contemporary marbled calf, with a red morocco title label on the richly gold-tooled spine. With 2 titles printed in red and black, an engraved allegorical frontispiece, a full-page portrait of the author, 6 maps (1 folding, 5 double-page), and 46 plates (1 double-page, 45 full-page). Pages: [16], 529, [3]; [4], 449, [87] pp.

Endpapers + ii(blank) + Half title + 'Verklaring der Titelprint + Engraved Frontispiece + Title Page +ii('Copy der Privilegie) + Author's Engraved Portrait + ii (Voorrede van der Schryver) + ii (Nodig Bericht) + ii (Korte Inhoud) + iv (Namen Der Heeren/Intekenaars) + 529pp (Eerste Deel) + Title Page + ii (Korte Inhoud) + 449pp (Twede Deel) + 87pp (Register) + ii(blank) + Endpapers Dutch (and best) edition, narrow margins, two parts bound in one volume. Contemporary full velum binding with 7 raised bands to spine. Gilt titles (with misspelling of 'Kaep' for 'Kaap' in tan morroco compartment, with 'I.II. Deel' in gilt to compartment directly below. Embossed and tooled boards. Boards and spine with soiling as expected internally clean save for a few faint dampstains which do not encroach into the text or plates and are limited to a few leaves at a time. Remarkably clean, unfoxed and sturdy. All of the engraved plates and maps present. Tears in center fold and closed tears around edges of map: 'Nieuwe Caarte van Kaap de Goede Hoop E'nt Zuyderdeel van Africa'. Bookplate of Maurice Green to f.f.e.p. A very good copy indeed, with only minor faults. Peter Kolbe (Sometimes Kolb or Kolben) was sent to the Cape to make astronomical observations and study its physical features and natural history. Little progress was made and his relations with the authorities deteriorated when he sided with the colonists in their grievances against Governor van der Stel. None the less he collected much information about the colony, and particularly about the local Khoi. Though his stipend ended, he remained at the Cape. In February 1710 the authorities threatened to deport him unless he started paying taxes and doing burgher duty; as a result he accepted an appointment by the Dutch East India Company in 1711 as secretary to the Court of the Landrost at Stellenbosch. Here he continued collecting information, until failing eyesight led to his discharge and forced him to return to Europe in April 1713. He does not seem to have travelled into the interior beyond Stellenbosch, but did visit the warm baths at "Black Hill" (near present Caledon). Though Kolbe had no training or special interest in natural history, his book contains the first published lists of the Cape fauna, with a number of illustrations. The lists of mammals, birds, reptiles, land invertebrates, fishes and other sea animals are quite extensive, but his brief descriptions contain little specific or new information. None the less they were of considerable interest at the time. Kolbe's memory is perpetuated in the popular name of the Cape or Kolbe's vulture. He also lists some 400 species of trees and other plants, having learnt something about the subject from J. Hartog, the Dutch East India Company's gardener, but his list is largely based on existing manuscripts and books. After the first German edition (1719), this Dutch edition was published in 1727, an abridged English translation was published in 1731, and a French edition in 1741. It was the most comprehensive description of the Cape to date, and remained very influential for several decades despite criticism of the accuracy and originality of its information by F. le Vaillant, N.L. de la Caille, A. Sparrman and others. The Dutch edition devotes 45 pages to mammals, 22 to birds, 24 to fishes, and 20 pages to snakes, insects and other animals. Biographical Database of Southern African Science.

2 volumes bound as 1. Best (and first Dutch) edition of the most important account of the Cape of Good Hope and one of the most important works of all time on South Africa, with twice as many copperplates as the first German edition. Much of the material is based on Kolbe's own observations in the years 1705 to 1713, but he also compares them with the observations and theories of earlier writers. The zoological plates show numerous mammals, birds, fish and other marine animals and reptiles, and other plates cover topography, agriculture, hunting, buildings, etc. In addition to these subjects, the text provides detailed information on the customs and habits of the Hottentots, a well-documented account of the VOC government of the Cape, the earliest list of South African animals and much information about plants. It remains an essential primary source for any study of South Africa. Some minor thumbing and foxing in the margins of the textleaves, some of the folds of the plates reinforced and a few occasional minor stains. Binding rubbed along the extremities, hinge slightly cracked at the head. Overall in very good condition.l Mendelssohn I, pp. 843-844; Nissen, ZBI 2282; South African bibliography III, p. 7; Tiele, Bibl. 606. 18th-century tanned sheepskin with a tree pattern, gold-tooled spine. With engraved title-page, engraved portrait of the author, 6 engraved maps (including one large folding map, 42.5 x 54.5 cm), 1 engraved plan and 45 engraved plates. Pages: [20], 529; [6], 449, [87] pp.

Condition: Good. Folio. 2 vols. 20 x 33.5cm. Contemporary blind-stamped vellum, titled in ink on spines, soiled. First edition in Dutch, half-title, title in red and black and additional engraved pictorial title in volume 1, engraved portrait, 5 engraved folding maps (of 6), 46 engraved plates (one folding), without title in volume 2, one plate with short tear just reaching into image and 4 with trace of worming, [Mendelssohn I, p.843-844; Nissen, ZBI 2282], folio (340 x 210mm.), .Footnotes:First published in German in 1719, this first edition in Dutch is enlarged with additional engraved plates. The author based his important account of the Cape on the eight years he spent there between 1705 and 1713, providing important information on both the natural history and peoples of the area.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:84581194Contents:i. pp. [16], 529+. Port., 5 maps and 24 platesii pp. [4], 449, [87]. Map and 23 plates.Peter Kolb was a German astronomer and mathematician who lived at the Cape from 1705 to 1713. He was initially sponsored by a German baron to make astronomical observations in pursuit of a way to calculate longitude accurately. When this project ended, Kolb stayed at the Cape and observed everything else. About three years after his return to Germany, he began to compile a book about his experiences, based on letters and notes he had written. This book (more than 850 large pages) was divided into three sections: the first discussed the flora, fauna, minerals, water, and topography of the Cape. The second addressed the social life and customs of the Khoikhoi (then known as Hottentots). The third discussed the political intrigues of the Dutch colony during the years Kolb was part of it. His ethnographic conclusions are now contested, but there is no doubt that his book is an important source for understanding interaction among the various ethnic groups at the Cape in this early period. Although Kolb was not married and had no children, he made numerous comments about many different aspects of women's lives. In the excerpt below, he discusses the rearing of children, but also offers a glimpse into how closely Europeans, Khoikhoi, and slaves lived and worked together.Provenance: Percival Ross Frames, armorial bookplate: Flying Officer 74348 Percival ?Percy? Ross Frames Burton, 249 Squadron, was born 1917 in the Cape Province, South Africa. The son of the Rt. Hon. Henry Burton O.C, K.C, LL.B and Helen Marie Kannemeyer (Henry Burton was a lawyer and sometime minister of finance).Percival was educated at the Diocesan College at Rondebosch, Cape Town. From 1938 he attended Oxford University to read Jurisprudence. Whilst there, he took an active interest in rowing and was reserve cox for the Oxford team.

ohne das Frontispiz, 43 (statt 46) Kupfertafel, 2 (statt 6) Karten). Ldlr. d. Zt goldgepr. RTItel Folio (oberes Kapital mit Einriss, 2 Bll. Register loses, Titel angefalzt). Das berühmte Werk in der besten und umfangreichsten Ausgabe, Die teils sehr malerischen und oft einzeln angebotenen Kupfer sauber (viele Tierdarstellungen, 1 Tafel etwas braunfleckig, einige wenige gering knitterig) Kap der guten Hoffnung, Südafrika. Afrika, Reise.

Both the first ( printed in German in 1719) and later editions, of which there were many,  lose much compared to this definitive edition, which is quite rare in commerce.  The 46 plates form the most  advanced pictorial record of native life in the Cape and of the fauna too, while the earlier German edition only had one map. Kolbe or Kolben  was sent to the Cape in 1705 in order to make astronomical observations, but he was not a success and in 1710 his superiors decided that a  lacklustre performance  of his  duties warranted his repatriation to Holland.  He managed, however, to find a position ending up as secretary to the Court of Landdrost and Heemraden at Stellenbosch.  Again his character and abilities were found wanting and he returned to Germany in 1713. As Theal notices  " Kolbe's writings were the basis of nearly everything that was published concerning South Africa for the next half century". Kennedy ( Africana Repository Cape Town 1965) remarks on the superiority of the Dutch edition over the German. " The Dutch is a finer book".