The Story of Hottentots Holland: -Social History of Somerset West, The Strand, Gordon's Bay and Sir Lowry's Pass over three centuries by Peggy Heap
Signed by the Author Peggy Heap on the Title page.
The Story of Hottentots Holland: -Social History of Somerset West, The Strand, Gordon's Bay and Sir Lowry's Pass over three centuries by Peggy Heap
Softcover
Publisher: Cape Town A A Balkema, 1993
Condition: Very Good +. This book is in very good condition. The wraps have some very slight/limited signs of wear and a slight wobble~ the book pages are clean, intact and the corners and spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
Contents include the early days, the farms, travellers and transport, the Strand, Gordon's Bay, and Sir Lowry's pass and the Churches. Includes b&w photographs and illustrations. 194 pages
The Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve is a World Heritage Site with an area of 70 000 hectares from Elgin to north of Villiersdorp, between the Stellenbosch Mountains and the Groenland mountains.[2] The reserve functions as a conservation area for mountain fynbos, with about 1 300 plant species, of which some are rare and endemic. About 110 species of bird have been recorded, and a variety of indigenous animals, some of which have been reintroduced.
Altitude in the reserve varies from 500 m to 1 59 0m. Weather conditions can be unpredictable, and bad weather can make conditions dangerous. The entrance to the reserve is at Nuweberg, in Viljoen's Pass (R321) between Villiersdorp and Grabouw. An additional 7 000 hectares of state and privale land adjacent to the reserve is co-managed by the Theewaterskloof Conservancy, which includes CapeNature and private landowners.
