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4 - [ANGOLA]. ALMEIDA, João de. Southern Angola: Report on a Dis…
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[ANGOLA]. ALMEIDA, João de. Southern Angola: Report on a District Administration (1908–1910). First edition of this detailed study of southern Angola by a key figure in the Portuguese campaigns in Africa. Lisbon, typeset and printed at the Annuario Commercial type foundry, 1912. In-4 (290x210 mm), brown half-basane, smooth spine decorated with three gold fillets and the title in gold, contemporary binding. XIV and 648 pages, over 300 black photogravures in the text, 3 colour maps and 4 fold-out tables and diagrams as inserts, all printed on coated paper. Text in Portuguese. Minor scuffing at the joints, slight scratches on the covers and losses along the edges, very few foxing spots, particularly at the margins of the plates. First edition of this thoroughly researched study of southern Angola between 1908 and 1910. It was written by the Portuguese General João de Almeida (1873–1953), who distinguished himself in various military campaigns in Angola and in the administration of the southern region of the province. This work provides a detailed and meticulous account of his tenure as governor of Huíla, a district established shortly beforehand which encompassed almost the entire south of Angola. Going beyond the aspects of civil administration, military operations and the assertion of Portuguese sovereignty, the author enriches his study with the findings of his ethnographic and cultural observations, describing the climate, the territory and the people of the district. Label from the Triunfo bookshop in Lisbon on the half-title page. A fine copy of the most comprehensive study of this former Portuguese colony.
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