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Rare Map Of The War In Eastern Cape Province
SPREAT, William Jr.
'MAP OF THE SCENE OF THE PRESENT WAR IN
KAFFIRLAND. 1851.' 'Lithographed & Printed by W. Spreat,
Exeter.' 'PUBLISHED BY W. SPREAT _ EXETER ___ HAMILTON
& C.o LONDON.'
Exeter: William Spreat Jr. & Thomas Hamilton, London, 1851;
lithograph, border: 206 x 281 widest: 209 x 281x 281mm, in
original colour.
A good example, with wide margins.
Attractive map of the region of the Eastern Cape Province inland
from East London, bounded by the Great Fish River on the south and 'Great Kei River' in the north,
depicting the 'Eighth Cape Frontier War', between the British and the Rharabe Xhosa, under their chief
Maqoma, in the Waterkloof. The Xhosa were being pushed off their lands by the influx of settlers, and in
1850 hit back, raiding individual settlements and forcing the abandonment of Fort Beaufort (the green
district at top left). The war largely involved the British Army blundering around inhospitable terrain
chasing the far more mobile Xhosa raiding parties. COPAC records only the British Library example. £350
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Uncommon Map Of The Theatre Of The Boer War
GRAPHIC, The.
'THE "GRAPHIC" MAP of the BOER REPUBLICS [scale bar] [key].'
'G. Philip & Son, 32 Fleet S.t London.' 'SUPPLEMENT TO THE
GRAPHIC, OCTOBER 21, 1899.'
London: George Philip & Son, for the Graphic, October 21st 1899;
Qlithograph, border: 333 x 252 widest: 382 x 252mm, printed in colour.
A fine example.
Attractive map of the Boer Republics in South Africa, published ten
days after the outbreak of the Second Boer War. An interesting feature of
this map is the printed flags in the upper and lower border - ten British
'Union flags' and ten Boer flags, which, according to the instructions "are
intended to be cut out, affixed to pins, and used to mark on the map the
respective positions of British and Boer troops."It might be remarked that
the Boer forces failed to fight the war the "British way", and that there
were few set-piece battles that the Graphic publishers might have
expected, with the war a long and drawn out guerrilla war of
attrition. £250
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Uncommon Map Of The First Phase Of The Boer War
GRAPHIC, The.
'THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE DRAMA THE FIRST THREE
BATTLES OF THE CAMPAIGN.' ' C.M. Sc. [Monogram]' 'W.H.'
'SUPPLEMENT TO THE GRAPHIC, NOVEMBER 4, 1899.'
London: The Graphic, October 21st 1899; lithograph,
border: 159 x 276 widest: 258 x 335mm, printed in colour.
A fine example.
The first phase of the Boer War involved the Boer invasion of
Natal, the first engagement being the Battle of Talana Hill
(also known as the Battle of Dundee). Although a British
victory, the British force was compelled to retreat towards
Ladysmith. A second battle was fought at Elandslaagte (in army humour colloquially known as 'Ell and
Slaughter'), again won by the British, but rumour of the advance of the Boer army compelled the British to
retreat on Ladywell. The British commander in Natal, Lieutenant General Sir George White, gave battle to
the Boers in the hills outside Ladysmith, but was defeated, and retreated within the defences of Ladysmith,
setting the scene for the epic siege. £250
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