Robert Jacob Gordon, 1743 to 1795: The Man and His Travels at the Cape
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Robert Jacob Gordon, 1743 to 1795: The Man and His Travels at the Cape
Cullinan, P
ISBN: 0947430334 / 0-947430-33-4
Book Description: Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1992. First Edition. ISBN:0947430334. 216pp. Full colour illustrations throughout. Hard Cover. Red Cloth with Gilt on the front board as well as the spine. Near Fine/Near fine. Lamination of the slipcase, ever so slightly rubbed. A superb copy. "This is the first full-length biography, in any language, of the remarkable eighteenth century soldier, scientist and explorer Robert Jacob Gordon (1743-1795). It examines his early life, his explorations in southern Africa, his military service in the Cape, and concludes with his tragic suicide after the surrender of the Cape to the British in 1795". Bookseller Inventory # 04357
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