Cape Colony 1909 (overlain with the 1900-01 Anglo-Boer War campaign routes of Generals De Wet, Hertzog and Kritzinger) (from the library of Andre Bezuidenhout)

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Description:

This is a monochrome copy of an Ordinance Survey (Southampton) sheet at a scale of about 1:1,900,000 on which routes followed by three Anglo-Boer War generals have been marked in different colours:

Hertzog (Northern Cape) 16.12.1900-28.2.1901

Kritzinger (Eastern Cape) 16.12.1900-27.4.1901

De Wet (Orange Free State) 10.2-28.2.1901.

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Details:

  • Publisher: Unknown (coloured version)
  • Publisher Place: Unknown
  • Date of Publication: Unknown
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Lot No: 219
  • Hammer Price: $30
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 17
  • Estimate: $50
  • Reserve: $30

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