The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

The history of the battles and adventures of the British, the Boers, and the Zulus, &c. in Southern Africa : from the time of Pharaoh Necho to 1880 : with copius chronology. Vol. I, by D. C. F. Moodie.

Duncan Campbell Francis Moodie (1838 - 1891)was a South African writer, historian and linguist. “The history of the battles and adventures of the British, the Boers, and the Zulus …” was published in two volumes in 1888. Each volume has a coloured fold-out map and numerous illustrations.

UPSpace Access: hdl.handle.net/2263/16780

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Du Plessis (ZPA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.