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AFRICA 93 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 94 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 t<strong>here</strong> 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 95 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 70
ASIA & PACIFIC 96 Earliest Printed Map To Focus On Canton, Hong Kong Island And Macao WYLD, James Jr. 'CHART OF THE CANTON RIVER WITH THE ENTRANCES & ISLANDS. Compiled from original Surveys & Sketches. BY JAMES WYLD GEOGRAPHER TO THE QUEEN. 1842.' 'Published by Ja.s Wyld Charing Cross East, London Sept.r 21.st 1842.' London: James Wyld Jr., London, 1842; steel-plate engraving, border: 423 x 556 widest: 427 x 560 platemark: - x 566mm, in original outline colour. Trimmed close at top, with loss to the engraved border, remargined; the centrefold worn with separation, restored. Very detailed chart of the Canton River upstream to Canton, with the islands and channels at the mouth of the river, prominently marking Hong Kong and Macao Islands. The chart was first published in 1840, re-issued the following year, and then t<strong>here</strong>after, with this 1842 printing not traced on COPAC. This is the first printing of the map to appear after Hong Kong was ceded to the British in August 1842. £2,500 71
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