ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN NAMAQUALAND 1846-1931

Smalberger (J.M.)

Description:

152 pages, 41 illustrations, 6 tables - 1 folding, library stamp from a previous owner on the title page, orange cloth, dust jacket frayed at the top of the spine.

'Here are recounted the initial prospecting expeditions from the Cape, the first purely speculative boom of any extent in South Africa - the copper mining mania of the 1850's, the troubled question of leases and the effect of the final settlement on the Black peoples who were the original inhabitants of the area, and the rise and development of most important mining centres in Namaqualand.' Editor's note.

Details:

  • Publisher: C. Struik
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town
  • Date of Publication: 1975
  • Jacket Condition: Fair
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (220 x 145 mm)
  • Lot No: 75
  • Hammer Price: $20
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  • Estimate: $30/40
  • Reserve: $20

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