Author: GRAM, Johan.
Title: Door Afrika's wildernissen. Dr. Carl Peters' tocht bewerkt door Johan Gram.
Description: Leiden, A.W. Sijthoff, (1891). 3 volumes in 1. Original pictorial cloth. With numerous plates and illustrations. (6),191; (6),188; (6),199 pp. Carl Peters (1856-1918) has played a major role in the founding of German East Africa. In 1884 he founded the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft (DOAG), which set itself the goal of colonizing Tanganyika, Rwanda and Burundi. In the end he managed to win over Bismarck to his plans. In 1891 Peters was appointed Reichskommissar for the Kilimanjaro district of the newly-created protectorate of German East Africa, now Tanzania. He held this position for several years but as early as June 1892 rumours had reached Germany of Peters's cruel and savage treatment of the Africans in his domain. He was dismissed from his position and recalled to Germany. There he was dishonorably discharged from government service in 1897. After that he set up an independent company, the Dr. Carl Peters Exploration Company, which funded exploration in German East Africa and the country around lower Zambezi. - A fine copy. Howgego P27.
Keywords: Africa Dutch travel East Africa
Title: Door Afrika's wildernissen. Dr. Carl Peters' tocht bewerkt door Johan Gram.
Description: Leiden, A.W. Sijthoff, (1891). 3 volumes in 1. Original pictorial cloth. With numerous plates and illustrations. (6),191; (6),188; (6),199 pp. Carl Peters (1856-1918) has played a major role in the founding of German East Africa. In 1884 he founded the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft (DOAG), which set itself the goal of colonizing Tanganyika, Rwanda and Burundi. In the end he managed to win over Bismarck to his plans. In 1891 Peters was appointed Reichskommissar for the Kilimanjaro district of the newly-created protectorate of German East Africa, now Tanzania. He held this position for several years but as early as June 1892 rumours had reached Germany of Peters's cruel and savage treatment of the Africans in his domain. He was dismissed from his position and recalled to Germany. There he was dishonorably discharged from government service in 1897. After that he set up an independent company, the Dr. Carl Peters Exploration Company, which funded exploration in German East Africa and the country around lower Zambezi. - A fine copy. Howgego P27.
Keywords: Africa Dutch travel East Africa
Price: EUR 192.50 = appr. US$ 209.22 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 3347
- Book number: 3347