The Record Or a series of official papers relating to the condition and treatment of the Native Tribes of South Africa. Compiled, translated, and edited by D. Moodie, Lieut. R.N., and late Protector of Slaves for the Eastern division of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope.
A.S. Robertson, 1838-1841. Three parts bound into one, complete, parts II and IV never published. Part III - p65-112 are quite rare. Part I. 1648 - 1720. Title page, iv, iii Memorandum, information on subscribers, 446pp Part II. 1769 - 1795. 112pp Part III. 1808 - 1819. 60pp Title page on Part I trimmed and varnished, some stains and notes in places, paper repair on p414. Part II with some waterstaining. Rebound spine retaining the original mottled calf boards, hinges reinforced with tape. Mendelsohn II, p44-45 "The first and one of the most important publications in connection with the translation and compilation of the Cape Archives. At the inception of the work the expenses attached to it were defrayed by the Cape Government, who paid for the production till July 1837, after which it was arranged that private subscriptions should be accepted, and a list of such subscriptions will be found in this copy. The support received from the public being inadequate, the work had to be discontinued, and Mr. Donald Moodie proceeded to Natal, where he occupied several important positions under Government, being subsequently appointed the Speaker of the first Natal Parliament and Colonial Secretary of the Colony. Such parts of the series as were published, were issued in a somewhat erratic manner, and the information afforded, though valuable, is of a fragmentary nature. Mr. Theal remarks (" History of South Africa, 1486-1691 ") that he had not been able to make use of the volume, as his " aim was to collect information concerning the colonists as well as the natives " ; nevertheless, the contents of the volume give much information outside native affairs. Dr. Bleek observes, " I never met with a book that appeared to me of so much value for imparting an accurate knowledge of the ethnography of Southern Africa, and none is so rich in facts." The volume is very rare, and few copies possess the whole of the parts which were issued. Part 1 contains the first instructions to Jan Van Riebeeck, together with extracts from his journals and despatches, the transactions and journals, &c., of his successors down to Simon Van Der Stel, and the latter's journey to Namaqualand. Part III. mostly consists of despatches from the Governors of the Cape (1769-1795) to the Landrosts, and correspondence between the latter and the Cape Government. Part V. contains the " Journal of a Tour to the North- Eastem Boundary, the Orange River, and the Storm Mountains, by Colonel Collins, in 1809." Mendelsohn II, p44-45. Item #32952
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