[South Africa] Kolbe, Peter. Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance;

où l'on trouve tout ce qui concerne l'histoire-naturelle du pays; la religion, les moeurs et les usages des Hottentots; et l'etablissement des Hollandois (...). Amst., J. Catuffe, 1741. 3 vols., (26),370,(1); (14),228; (20),280 p., w. the following engravings: frontisp., 3 repeated title-vignettes, 5 large fold. maps, 1 large fold. view and 24 plates (1 fold.). Cont. unif. marbled calf, gilt and ribbed spines w. 2 contrast. mor. letterpieces. Covers of vol. 1 and 2 w. some chafed spots, one letterpiece of vol. 1 and 2 rubbed. A very good copy.

Howgego K34 : "His work divides equally between the natural history of the Cape and a description of the Hottentot (Khoi) people, explaining their manners and customs in great detail". The first French edition, translation by J. Bertrand of Caput Bonae Spei hodiernum, das ist, Vollständige Beschreibung des africanischen Vorgebürges der Guten Hoffnung (1719). A detailed travel account of the Cape of Good Hope by the German naturalist Kolb (1675-1726), who lived and worked in the Cape from 1705 until 1713. Contains descriptions of the Cape's geography, climate and Hottentot customs based on Kolbe's experience. The fine large maps - w. captions in Dutch and French - show an overview of the Cape of Good Hope, the coast of Mozambique up to the Cape, the Cape Colony, the Stellenbosch Colony and the Drakenstein and De Waveren Colonies. The fine large view shows the Cape with the mountains in the background. The full-p. plates depict flora and fauna (zebra, elephant, tiger, etc.) and scenes from the life of the Hottentots (dances, birth and wedding ceremonies, etc.). (total 3)