The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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Page 103
Dias' expedition was the first attempt to establish a colony in this part of Africa. ...
a physician and a barber-surgeon, Dias first established himself on Loanda
Island and then on the mainland opposite, where the town of St Paul de Loanda
soon ...
Dias' expedition was the first attempt to establish a colony in this part of Africa. ...
a physician and a barber-surgeon, Dias first established himself on Loanda
Island and then on the mainland opposite, where the town of St Paul de Loanda
soon ...
Page 117
Seizing on what had obviously been a mere aside in this letter as an indication
that, as he tactfully expressed it, the XVII “seemed minded to establish a colony”,
he unburdened himself at length on the question of colonisation at the Cape.
Seizing on what had obviously been a mere aside in this letter as an indication
that, as he tactfully expressed it, the XVII “seemed minded to establish a colony”,
he unburdened himself at length on the question of colonisation at the Cape.
Page 195
The Council for Asiatic Possessions and Establishments, which the States-
General had established in 1800, was anxious to make a clean sweep of past
abuses and to open a new era in colonial administration. Before deciding upon
the form ...
The Council for Asiatic Possessions and Establishments, which the States-
General had established in 1800, was anxious to make a clean sweep of past
abuses and to open a new era in colonial administration. Before deciding upon
the form ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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