Journal of Christian Albrecht, Cape Town to Namaqualand, 1805

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Journal of Christian Albrecht from January - August 1805 describing his activities after his disembarkation Cape Town. He records various meetings held in order to plan the location of the mission stations, mentions many people who he met, an exploratory journey undertaken, correspondence with the Rotterdam Society, and his departure from Cape Town and journey to Namaqualand. Journal is in Dutch (24 folios), with an english translation of extracts of it (7 folios).

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CWM South Africa Journals FBN 34

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