Fonds BC350 - W Fehr Manuscripts

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ZA UCT BC350

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W Fehr Manuscripts

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  • 1807-1860 (Creation)

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Five items

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(1892-1968)

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Manuscripts:

Alberti, Lodewijk. “Nähere und ausgebreitere Nachrichten von denen einen Theil der Südlichen Küste von Afrika bewohnenden Kaffern… von Ludwig Alberti”. (Handwritten manuscript in German in loose cover, dated 1807. 3+168pp.)

Alberti, Lodewijk. A closer and more detailed account of the Kaffirs inhabiting that portion of the southern coast of Africa, and in particular that section of this nation, which immediately borders on the Dutch colony of the promontory of the Cape of Good Hope. (Typescript of English translation from the original German handwritten manuscript of 1807, translated by Dr. William Fehr with corrections in his own handwriting. 5 + 137 pp.) Published by Balkema, 1968.

Maskew, William Wilson. The history and religion of the Patriarch Abraham. (Unpublished bound manuscript in author’s own handwriting, ca. 1860, the author being the maternal grandfather of Dr. William Fehr. 6 + 332 pp.)

Maskew, William Wilson. “The history of Joseph. A textbook for Sabbath School teachers & commentary on the portion of Genesis with an appendix on the analogy between the subjugation of the Egyptians to the rule of the Hyksos, and the Kafirs to the British dominions in South Africa”… (The handwritten manuscript in Wm. Wilson Maskew’s own handwriting, ca. 1858, the author being the maternal grandfather of dr. William Fehr. 4 + 327 pp.)

Statement of General average by the Roman S.S. Captain Edward John Griffin from Southampton bound to Cape Town. 1880

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  • English

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2013

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  • English

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  • Shelf: 59a