Die Dagboek van Louis Trigardt - Prof. T. H. le Roux
Die Dagboek van Louis Trigardt
A Crucial Primary Source Document of the Great Trek Migrations
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Die Dagboek van Louis Trigardt
- Author / Editor: Prof. T. H. le Roux
- Publisher: Van Schaik Uitgewers, Pretoria
- Publication Date: 1977
- ISBN-10: 0627004768
- Edition Details: Standard Academic Edition. Annotated transcription.
- Binding: Original publisher's robust cloth hardcover binding with gold-stamped lettering.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo). Includes scholarly footnotes, structural maps, and archival text registers.
- Language: Early Afrikaans / Dutch transcription with modern Afrikaans commentary.
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Covers: The original cloth boards are flat, square, and robust. Minimal shelf friction along the lower spine block and outer edge tips.
- Interior: Clean and tightly bound. Internal leaves are crisp and unblemished. Free from highlighting, personal name stamps, or dog-ears.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable / Missing.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Die Dagboek van Louis Trigardt is one of the most significant primary source documents of the Great Trek era. It tracks the daily movements, survival efforts, and interactions of Louis Trigardt's trek party between 1836 and 1838 as they moved into the northern reaches of the country and down to Delagoa Bay. Edited and annotated by Prof. T. H. le Roux, this transcription preserves the linguistic evolution and daily reality of the Voortrekkers, making it an essential reference copy for serious collectors of early Africana.
Author/Editor Profile: Prof. T. H. le Roux
Professor T. H. le Roux was a distinguished academic and linguist specializing in early Germanic and Dutch-Afrikaans historical texts. His meticulous archival transcriptions provided the foundation for modern academic understanding of early frontier life and linguistic development.
