Lot 1295

Peter Kolb, 'Nieuwe of Algemene Beschrijving van de Kaap de Goede Hoop', Amsterdam, Petrus Conradi, 1777, 2 volumes, octavo, contemporary 3/4 leather binding over boards, 486 and 342 pages, folding plates, plate opposite page 426 missing. Expanded and corrected 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. Much of the material is based on Kolbe’s own observations in the years 1705 to 1713, but comparisons are also made with the observations and theories of earlier writers. A lovely set! -Front cover of volume one partially loose-