The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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But the pertinacity of Courtenay was about to secure for the Cape a specially privileged position which marked a turning point , not only in its own commercial future , but in that of the Empire as a whole .
But the pertinacity of Courtenay was about to secure for the Cape a specially privileged position which marked a turning point , not only in its own commercial future , but in that of the Empire as a whole .
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The attempts of the Transvaal to secure a corridor to Delagoa Bay , its natural outlet to the sea , helped to focus attention upon that quarter . The fine harbour had always invited settlement , and the Portuguese , as the original ...
The attempts of the Transvaal to secure a corridor to Delagoa Bay , its natural outlet to the sea , helped to focus attention upon that quarter . The fine harbour had always invited settlement , and the Portuguese , as the original ...
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Finding , therefore , that they could not secure a modification of the terms of the treaty , they assumed the position of detached critics of the British Government's actions in fulfilling them . They were not the only critics of the ...
Finding , therefore , that they could not secure a modification of the terms of the treaty , they assumed the position of detached critics of the British Government's actions in fulfilling them . They were not the only critics of the ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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