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Haymann, Johann Gottfried und Carl Gottlob Dietmann:Biblio.com

Neue Europäische Staats- und Reisegeographie. 16 Bände. I. Band: Erstes Buch von dem Königreich Böhmen. Zweytes Buch von dem Marggrafthum Mähren. Drittes Buch von dem Herzogthum Schlesien und der Graffschaft Glatz. Viertes Buch von denen beyden Marggrafthümern Ober- und Niederlausitz. II. Band: Eine Einleitung zur allgemeinen Kenntniß Deutschlandes und die Beschreibung derer sämtlichen Landes des österreichischen Kreises enthalten I. Buch mit einigen zur Historiedienlichen Kupfern versehen. III. Band: Zweytes Buch von dem Bayerischen Kreise. Drittes Buch von dem Schwäbischen Kreise. IV. Band: Viertes Buch von dem Oberrheinischen Kreise. V. Band: Fünftes Buch von dem Niederrheinischen oder Churfürsten-Kreise. Sechstes Buch von dem Fränkischen Kreise. VI. Band: Siebendes Buch von dem Obersächsischen Kreise. VII. Band: Achtes Buch von dem Niedersächsischen Kreise. VIII. Band: Neuntes Buch von dem Westphälischen Kreise. IX. Band: Die Lande des burgundischen Kreises unter der österr

AFRICA - ANGLO-ZULU WARBiblio.com

Confidential Notes regarding Zulu Headmen.

1879167372Pietermaritzburg: Printed by P. Davis & Sons 1879. Detailed intelligence issued shortly before Isandlwana First and only edition unrecorded institutionally this the only copy known. "This small pamphlet contains considerable detail on its subject: 'Compiled from information obtained from the most reliable sources and published by direction of the Lieut.-General Commanding Lord Chelmsford for the information of those under his command'" Raugh. The brief but informative notes are followed by a tabulation of the headmen detailing their father age regiment tribe principal residence and finally remarks expanding on the notes as to the number of men they command their relationships to Cetewayo and status within the Zulu political and military structure. Provenance: Pencilled inscription to the front panel of the wrappers of "Major Grenfell Deputy Assistant Adjutant General 14.1.79" this was Francis Wallace Grenfell 1841-1925 60th Rifles later field-marshal lord Grenfell and commander at Suakin and Toski in the Mahdist War. Grenfell had gone out to South Africa in 1874 and was aide-de-camp to Sir Arthur Cunnynghame commander-in-chief; he saw action at Quntana in the Xhosa War of 1878 and in the Anglo-Zulu War at Ulundi having witnessed the aftermath of the debacle at Isandlwana remarking that "officers and men behaved splendidly - dying back to back - and at the last rallying round the colours not a man of the regulars attempted to escape till all was lost" Emery p. 106. Part of lot 421 Quentin Keynes Sale Christie's 8 April 2004. Octavo pp. 6; 4 double-page tables on 5 leaves. Sewn in original printed pink paper wrappers. Some "service wear" wrappers soiled and rubbed mildly damp cockled back panel with vertical crease where once folded back and consequent soiling to the last blank page contents with pale toning and lightly rippled at the edges from atmospheric damp overall very good. Raugh 575. Frank Emery The Red Soldier: Letters from the Zulu War 1879 1977. unknown

Peter Harrington · Royaume-Uni3 000,00 £GB≈ 3 425,40 €

South Africa: Rose Deep LimitedBiblio.com

Chinese Labour Record of Service

190522629Manuscript record of Chinese immigrant workers in the Rose Deep Gold Mine near Johannesburg 996 pages large 4to.; original half leather binding title in gilt on upper cover. The manuscript chronicles the service of 874 Chinese immigrants dating from February 1905 to January 1908. Each miner has a full page listing: registration number name and surname amount earned moneys advanced remittance to China number of shifts worked number of working shifts in month leave sickness accidents desertion unlawful absence deaths repatriation total shifts lost and remarks as to conduct and character. After the Anglo-Boer War production on the gold mines of the Witwatersrand was very low due to a lack of labour. The British government was eager to get these mines back working as quickly as possible as part of their overall effort to rebuild the economy. Much of the local labour had returned to farming and the Governor Lord Milner reluctantly agreed with the assent of the British government to import Chinese coolies each on a three-year contract that terminated with compulsory repatriation. The mines had become unpopular with Africans due to attempts to reduce wages in order to maximise profits. Some mines experimented using whites as unskilled labour but these experiments were unsuccessful as they tended to demand higher wages. On the 19th of June 1904 the first Chinese labourers thus arrived at the Witwatersrand. Between 1904 and 1910 there were almost 64000 Chinese working on the Witwatersrand gold mines near Johannesburg. Most of these contractors were recruited from the Chinese provinces of Zhili Shandong and Henan. This measure was very successful in increasing the production of gold from mining but in the long run it faced stiff resistance from white labour that considered the Chinese unfair competition in terms of skilled and semi-skilled jobs. Chinese labour in the South African Mines met appallingly dangerous condition a lack of sanitation good food and welfare. Herbert Hoover who would become the 31st U.S. president was a director of Chinese Engineering and Mining Corporation CEMC when it became a supplier of coolie labour to South African mines. The first shipment of 2000 Chinese workers arrived in Durban from Qinhuangdao in July 1904. Almost all the Chinese labour was entirely recruited and shipped by CEMC. When the living and working conditions of the labourers became known public opposition to the scheme grew and questions were asked in the British Parliament. The scheme was abandoned in 1911. The mass importation of Chinese to work on the gold mines contributed to the fall from power of the Conservative government in the Britain. However it did stimulate to the economic recovery of South Africa after the Anglo-Boer War by once again making the mines of the Witwatersrand the most productive gold mines in the world. Little is known about the lives of the Chinese men who actually worked in the Witwatersrand gold mines and this is a rare document which sheds light on this largely forgotten page in Imperial history. Spine lacking and worn. No Publisher hardcover

York Modern Books · Royaume-Uni3 000,00 £GB≈ 3 425,40 €

SOUTH AFRICA – ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITEDBiblio.com

Southern African Tour cover title

1955410891Johannesburg 1955. Foxing to prelims and postlims light spotting to text leaves photographs clean and well-preserved. 8 x 9.5 inches 203 x 242 mm. Preliminary text leaf: "Visit of British Educationists to Southern Africa December 28 1954––January 12 1955." 48 black-and-white photographic prints mounted back-to-back; interleaved with text leaves all mounted on guards. Light-brown cloth gilt-lettered on front cover. Provenance: G. H. G. Harris a member of the tour gilt initials on front cover pencil signature on title typed letter from the Harry Oppenheimer 27 June 1955 mounted on front pastedown. The letter on the pastedown from Harry Oppenheimer Deputy Chairman presents the volume to Mr. Harris: "After your visit to Southern Africa. it occurred to us that you might care to have some photographs to remind you of the places and people you encountered here. We have accordingly had a selection of photographs assembled in the form of an album. It is as you are aware our hope that as a result of your visit more young men from the British Isles may be interested in making their careers with us." The opening text describes the trip made during December 1954 and January 1955 on which "twenty educationists–University Professors Careers Masters and Headmasters from the United Kingdom–visited South Africa and the Rhodesias as guests of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited." In South Africa they visited the gold mine of South African Land and Exploration Company Ltd.; the uranium and sulphuric acid plants of Daggafontein Mines Ltd.; the Orange Free State Goldfields Welkon and Allanridge; Premier diamond mine at Cullinan near Pretoria; the diamond mines at Kimberley; and the Cornelia Colliery near Vereeniging. They went to Victoria Falls and in the Rhodesias they visited the copper mines of Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd and Rhokana Corporation; the research labs of Rhoanglo Mine Services Ltd at Kitwe; and the mining towns of Chingola and Nkana. The names of the twenty members of the party are listed on the preliminary text leaf. The photos start at the company's headquarters in Johannesburg and then follow the course of the trip. A number show The Ernest Oppenheimer Hospital at Welkom and others show the De Beers facilities including dogs trained to attack intruders. Each photo faces a printed caption detailing the subject in the image. The Anglo American Corporation of South Africa was founded in 1917 by Ernest Oppenheimer with financial backing from the American bank J.P. Morgan & Co. The AAC became the majority stakeholder in De Beers in 1926. In the late 1940s and 50s the AAC focused on the development of the Free State goldfields and the Vaal Reefs mine. Ernest Oppenheimer died in 1957 and the company continued under his son Harry the author of the letter to Mr. Harris that is found on the pastedown of this album. The company has at least one connection to the literary world: they loaned a diamond to artist Richard Chopping to use as a model for the paintings he made for Ian Fleming's James Bond series’ dust jackets. Rare: given the presentation of this volume it is likely that twenty albums were compiled and distributed to the educationists. We trace no copies in WorldCat/OCLC nor any at auction. A very scarce piece of corporate promotion. unknown

Riverrun Books & Manuscripts · États-Unis3 500,00 $US≈ 2 961,35 €

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Voyage à la côte orientale d'Afrique exécuté pendant les années 1846, 1847 et 1848 par le Brick et le Ducouëdic sous le commandement de M. Guillain Capitaine de Frégate

Voyage à la côte orientale d'Afrique exécuté pendant les années 1846, 1847 et 1848 par le Brick et le Ducouëdic sous le commandement de M. Guillain Capitaine de Frégate

Kelédor, Histoire africaine, recueillie et publiée par M. le Baron Roger, Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, ex-commandant et administrateur du Sénégal et dépendances.

Artes africanae. Abbildungen und Beschreibungen von Erzeugnissen des Kunstfleisses Centralafrikanischer Vôlker, mit XXI lithographierten Tafeln. Illustrations and descriptions of productions of the industrial arts of central african tribes. With XXI lithographed plates.

Projet de Code Civil

Confidential Notes regarding Zulu Headmen.

Chinese Labour Record of Service

To the Gold Coast for gold. A personal narrative

To the Gold Coast for gold. A personal narrative

Kashgaria

Explorations in the Easrern Kara-Koram and the Upper Yarkand Valley

Resa uti Europa Africa Asia förrättad Åren 1770-1779. Första - Fjerde Delen. 4 Bd. - THUNBERG'S GREAT TRAVELS

Resa uti Europa, Africa, Asia, förrättad Åren 1770-1779. Första - (Fjerde) Delen. 4 Bd. - [THUNBERG'S GREAT TRAVELS]

MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast: Thence Across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean

Instructions particulières pour les bâtiments à vapeur naviguant en courrier sur les côtes de l'Algérie

Three Thousand Four Hundred Miles through Turkestan and China

THE HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND

Kupfer zu dem Practischen Entwurf des Urbariums.

Amal chugtai

In Darkest Africa or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria Signed

Letters from the Battle-Fields of Paraguay

Southern African Tour cover title

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