Sawyer, A.R. / [G.F.Gresley / W.S.Gresley].

Coal-Mining in South Africa.

Newcastle, G.T. Bagguley, no year (c.1890). 15.5 cm x 24.5 cm. 44 pages. Excellent, larger fold-out-map (coloured) at rear of the publication, showing the South African coalfields. Several fold-out tables and diagrams at rear related to the coalfields. Softcover / Publisher’s original, printed wrappers. Poor condition of this very scarce pamphlet with strong signs of external wear and chipping to boards. Occasional annotations within the publication. Interior bright and clean. Private gift-inscription in ink on the frontcover: “To W.S.Gresley from his brother G.F.G. [G.F.Gresley]– Capetwon – May – 1890”. [G.F.Gresley was author of e.g.: “The Early History of Robben Island”].

Paper on the South-African coalfields and collieries visitied by A.R. Sawyer, H.M. Inspectors of Mines.
Includes accounts of mines in the Transvaal and Orange Free State, as well as the Cape Colony. Also, geological account and analysis of the coal seams in the region are discussed. An interesting paper, given the intensity of the politics surrounding gold and diamond mining in South Africa.

• Keywords: 19th Century · Africa · Africa – Rare · Africa, British Southern · Africa, Southern · Africana Collection of Rare Books · Boers · Books with vintage Maps · British Colonial Administration · British Colonial History · British Imperial · British Industrial History · Coal · Coal Mining · Colonial History – Rare · Diamond Mining · Engineering · Gold Mining · Mining · South Africa · Technology & Engineering – Rare
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120071AB

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