Knowledge and Colonialism: Eighteenth-century Travellers in South Africa

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Preface List of illustrations 1. Wagon routes: an introduction 2. Peter Kolb's defence of the Hottentots (1719) 3. Expeditions from Fort Lijdsaamheijd: The VOC and the geography of southern Africa in the beginning of the eighteenth century 4. Trade and science: Reports of the VOC expedition by Hendrik Hop from 1751-1762 5. Xhosa and Khoikhoi households: Representations of inhabitants of Southern Africa in the Gordon Atlas 6. The adventures of a Surinamese Frenchman in South Africa: The travel accounts of Francois le Vaillant 7. A 'Black Legend' of Dutch colonialism in the Travels (1801-1804) of John Barrow 8. Batavian colonial politics and travel accounts about South Africa 9. The first ethnographic monograph: De Kaffers aan de Zuidkust van Afrika (1810) by Lodewyk Alberti 10. Conclusion: Knowledge and Colonialism Annex 1. Independent Editions and Translations of Peter Kolb's Capvt Bonae Spei Hodiernvm in the Eighteenth Century Annex 2. Structure of the Nieuwste en Beknopte Beschryving van de Kaap der Goede-Hoop Sources and Bibliography Index Illustration Section

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