Author: Cory, G.E.
Title: The Rise of South Africa. In Four Volumes. Volume 1. From the Earliest Times to the Year 1820 . . . .
Description: Longmans Green & Co. London 1921. Gilt title on blue cloth boards. 420pp illustrated 8vo. foldout map of the Cape Colony to 1820 at rear. 1.2kg. A sound and clean G+ copy. Small ex-libris plate to front pastedown, lower spine frayed. ".... A History Of The Origin Of South African Colonisation And Of Its Development Towards The East From The Earliest Times To 1857". This first volume of the earlier 4-volume edition of Cory's work deals extensively with the history of the Eastern Cape. Starts with a brief introductory on the early history of the Cape leading up to the establishment of Graaff Reinet in 1786, from which date the Eastern Province is considered to have had official existence. Cory deals with subsequent events in detail, including unrest in and around Graaff Reinet, Slagter's Nek, and The Battle Of Grahamstown.

Keywords: history south southern africa african eastern cape graaff reinet grahamstown battle of grahamstown slagters nek uitenhage algoa bay fort frederick colenol john graham bethelsdorp baviaans river debe nek battle of amalinde amatola basin lord charles somers


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