A Complete and Authentic Geographical and Topographical Description of the Famous and (All Things Considered) Remarkable African Cape of Good Hope
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[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 description of the various districts.]
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A Complete and Authentic Geographical and Topographical Description of the Famous and (All Things Considered) Remarkable African Cape of Good Hope
[ Source of title : FHYA using O.F. Mentzel's material ]
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The second volume of the book.
[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.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2021- | It is unclear who digitised this book, but it was likely University of Toronto Library or Archive.org |
| University of Toronto Library | Custody | 2 November 1999 - | |
| Van Riebeeck Society | Publication | 1944 | |
| Van Riebeeck Society | Translation | 1944 | |
| O. F. Mentzel | Writing | before 1787 |
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