ANOTHER FIRST FOR PORT ELIZABETH It is not widely known that in the latter part of the 19th century Port Elizabeth was the busiest port in what was to become South Africa. So it is no surprise that it was also the place where a pivotal step was taken in the mapping of the country. Does anyone, for instance, know where these beacons are? All is revealed in this superb book by Andrew Duminy, which I reviewed for the Weekend Post two years ago. My review had to be cut, but here on my blog is a link to the unexpurgated version, along with various images from the book: kininline.blogspot/2012/04/mapping-south-africa-historical-survey.html. Unfortunately, the hyperlink I have included on the blog to Jacana, where the published version of my review was reproduced, is no longer operative for some reason.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:48:57 +0000
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