Journal Of Jan Van Riebeeck 1656 1658

Author : H. C. V. Leibbrandt
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333444464
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (444 download)

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Download or read book Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope, January, 1656 December, 1658, Vol. 2 written by H. C. V. Leibbrandt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope, January, 1656 December, 1658, Vol. 2: Riebeeck's Journal, &C January 26th. - New moon. Heavy wind; drought continues; pasture getting worse; cattle finding nothing almost to eat and growing very thin. Arrival of a galiot in the morning because of the heavy wind it anchored on the other side of the bay. January 27th -fine warm weather galiot arrives, and proves to be the Mtelztglas from Tristan da Cunha. Officers report that the coast was very rough and landing difficult and because of the misty sky they had never been able properly to take their bearings. Ceaseless hurricanes, heavy seas, and frightful depths to within a stone's throw OR the shore, where there was no sand, but only stone and rock, and not more than 4 or 5 fathoms broad, bare and bleak and for the rest stony mountains, impossible to climb everywhere else the same, as the mountains overhang the sea; no grass or anything green except some thin reeds; these were the results of their investigations. Fish, however, could be had there in abundance, also water, but with great danger. There was no suitable roadstead. For in consequence of the steep ground and the little wind, which blows there daily very strongly, the anchors could not hold, and no shelter could be found anywhere. The Company, therefore, 'can do nothing there, and no more vessels should be ventured thither; all these matters are fully contained in the ournals of the skipper and mates, and also the charts, of which we are making copies to send home. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.