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Buy this book on-line Das Neves, D[iocleciano] Fernandes : A Hunting Expedition to the Transvaal(Pretoria: The State Library, 1987 0798913282 ISBN 0798913282
A text facsimile of the original George Bell edition of 1879, which was translated from the Portuguese by Mariana Monteiro. With a new preface by J. B. de Waal, and an index by P. M. Malherbe. Number 95 in The State Library Reprints series. 8vo; original pictorial boards; endpaper map; pp. viii + (viii) + xi + (i) + 298, incl. index; folding map; contemporary photographs and line drawings. Spine very slightly sunned. Near fine condition. "A Portuguese hunter and explorer, Das Neves set out from Lourenço Marques on an expedition into the Transvaal in 1860 to collect ivory and stimulate trade in Portuguese territory. He hunted hippopotamus on the river Save, also collecting buffalo and gazelle there. Near Zoutpansberg in the northern Transvaal, he hunted lion, buffalo and elephant ... " - Kenneth Czech, An Annotated Bibliography of African Big Game Hunting Books, 1785-1999. "Das Neves must have been a very intelligent young man and an excellent organizer, because his expedition proved to be a great success materially and scientifically. Nothing which was worth mentioning, escaped his alert mind and observing eyes. He described some of the beliefs of Black people on hunting; he reported on certain chiefs whom het met; he was one of the first white men to visit the lands of Queen Modjadji of the Lobedu and most probably the first to describe her rain-making; he had a long intimate talk with Muzila, the ultimate successor of chief Manukuza (Soshangave) and also tells us how he was nearly killed by Muzila's younger brother and rival for the crown, the hostile Mawewe; he also gave a description of the dresses worn by Black women as well as the type of beads they favoured. His geographical descriptions of certain places in the present Kruger National Park are so vivid that they have been easily located thereby." - From the Preface. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Das Neves, D[iocleciano] Fernandes : A Hunting Expedition to the Transvaal. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, first editions, livres rares, incunabula and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |