1872. Mr J.C. Molteno. 1890. Mr C.J. Rhodes.
1878. Mr J. Gordon Sprigg. 1896. Sir J. Gordon Sprigg.
1881. Mr T.C. Scanlen. 1898. Mr W.P. Schreiner.
1884. Mr Upington. 1900. Sir J. Gordon Sprigg.
1886. Sir J. Gordon Sprigg. 1904. Dr L.S. Jameson.
1908. Mr J.X. Merriman.
(A. P. H.; F. R. C.)
BIBLIOGRAPHY--The majority of the books concerning Cape Colony deal
also with South Africa as a whole (see SOUTH AFRICA: _Bibliography_).
The following list gives books specially relating to the Cape. For
ethnography see the works mentioned under BUSHMEN, HOTTENTOTS, KAFFIRS
and BECHUANA.
(a) Descriptive accounts, geography, commerce and economics:--The best
early accounts of the colony are found in de la Caille's _Journal
historique du voyage fait au Cap de Bonne Esperance_ (Paris, 1763),
the _Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne Esperance_ (Amsterdam,
1778); F. le Vaillant's _Voyage dans l'interieur de l'Afrique_ (Paris,
1790), and _Second Voyage_ (Paris, _an_ III. [1794-1795]); C.P.
Thunberg's "Account of the Cape of Good Hope" in vol. xvi. of
Pinkerton's _Travels_ (London, 1814); A. Sparman's _Voyage to the Cape
of Good Hope ... 1772-1776_ (translated into English from the Swedish,
London, 1785)--an excellent work; and W. Paterson's _A Narrative of
Four Journeys ... 1777-1779_ (London, 1789). P. Kolbe or Kolben's
_Present State of the Cape of Good Hope_ (English translation from the
German, London, 1731) is less trustworthy. Sir J. Barrow's _Account of
Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa in 1797-1798_ (2 vols.,
London, 1801-1804); H. Lichtenstein's _Travels in Southern Africa in
1803-1806_ (translated from the German, 2 vols., London, 1812-1815),
and W.J. Burchell's _Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa_ (2
vols., London, 1822-1824) are standard works. Burchell's book contains
the best map of the Cape published up to that time. W.P. Greswell's
_Geography of Africa south of the Zambesi_ (Oxford, 1892) deals
specially with Cape Colony; the _Illustrated Official Handbook of the
Cape and South Africa_ (Cape Town, 1893) includes chapters on the
zoology, flora, productions and resources of the colony. A.R.E.
Burton, _Cape Colony To-day_ (Cape Town, 1907), a useful guide to the
country and its resources. A _Statistical Register_ is issued yearly
by the Cape government. The _Census of the Colony, 1904: General
Report_ (Cape Town, 1905) and previous census reports contain much
valuable matter.
(b) Special subjects:--For detailed information on special subjects
consult _The Natives of South Africa_ (London, 1901); R. Wallace,
_Farming Industries of Cape Colony_ (London, 1896); A.R.E. Burton,
_Cape Colony for the Settler_ (London, 1903); _The Agricultural
Journal of the Cape of Good Hope_; Gardner F. Williams, _The Diamond
Mines of South Africa_, revised ed. (New York, 1905), an authoritative
work by a former manager of the De Beers mine; A.W. Rogers, _An
Introduction to the Geology of Cape Colony_ (London, 1905) and "The
Campbell Rand and Griquatown Series in Hay," _Trans. Geol. Soc S.
Africa_, vol. ix. (1906); _Reports_, Geological Commission of the Cape
of Good Hope (1896 et seq.); _Science in South Africa_ (Cape Town,
1905); H.A. Bryden, _Kloof and Karoo_; sport, legend and natural
history in Cape Colony (London, 1889); _South African Education
Yearbook_ (Cape Colony edition, Cape Town, 1906 et seq.). For books
dealing with Roman-Dutch law, see SOUTH AFRICA.
(c) History:--H.C.V. Leibbrandt, _Precis of the Archives of the Cape
of Good Hope_ (15 vols., vols. v.-vii. contain van Riebeek's
_Journal_, Cape Town, 1896--1902); _The Rebellion of 1815, generally
known as Slachter's Nek_ (Cape Town, 1902); G.M. Theal, _Chronicles of
Cape Commanders ... 1651-1691_ ... (Cape Town, 1882), and _Records of
the Cape Colony from February 1793 to April 1831_, from MS. in the
Record Office, London (36 vols., Cape Town, 1897-1905); _History of
South Africa under the Administration of the Dutch East India Company,
1652 to 1795_ (2 vols., London, 1897); _History of South Africa from
1795 to 1834_ (London, 1891); E.B. Watermeyer, _Three Lectures on the
Cape ... under the ... Dutch East India Company_ (Cape Town, 1857); A.
Wilmot and J.C. Chase, _History of the ... Cape ... from its Discovery
to ... 1868_ (Cape Town, 1869); Lady Anne Barnard, _South Africa a
Hundred Years Ago: Letters-written from the Cape, 1797-1801_ (London,
1901), a vivid picture of social life, &c.; Mrs A.F. Trotter, _Old
Cape Colony ... Her Men and Houses from 1652 to 1806_ (London, 1903);
C.T. Campbell, _British South Africa, 1795-1825_ (London, 1897), the
story of the British settlers of 1820. Consult also J. Martineau's
_Life of Sir Bartle Frere_; the _Autobiography_ of Sir Harry Smith;
P.A. Molteno's _Life and Times of Sir John Charles Molteno_ (first
premier of Cape Colony) (2 vols., London, 1900); A. Wilmot's _Life of
Sir Richard Southey_ (London, 1904), and G.C. Henderson's _Sir George
Grey_ (London, 1907). B. Worsfold's _Lord Milner's Work in South
Africa, 1897-1902_ (London, 1906), is largely concerned with Cape
politics. For Blue-books, &c., relating to the colony published by the
British parliament, see the _Colonial Office List_ (London, yearly)
(F. R. C.)