Buy this book on-line DE WAAL, Nicolaas Frederic : A Fine Sepia Photograph Showing De Waal Seated at His Desk Holding a Pen in His Right HandPayne's Studios, Cape Town Ca. 1910-1920
Image size 160 210mm. Sir Nicolaas Frederic de Waal KCMG[1] (1853–1932) was the first Administrator of the Cape Province in South Africa. He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands and arrived in South Africa in 1880 where he settled in Middelburg and opened a law practice. He became a leading figure in the Afrikaner Bond and in 1898 became a member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. In 1908 he became Colonial Secretary in the cabinet of John X. Merriman. After the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, De Waal became the Administrator of the Cape Province until his retirement in 1926. As Administrator, he initiated the construction of a high-level road linking the city to the Southern Suburbs, known until 2017 as De Waal Drive. He also initiated the construction of Chapman's Peak Drive between Hout Bay and Noordhoek, a major engineering challenge. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of DE WAAL, Nicolaas Frederic : A Fine Sepia Photograph Showing De Waal Seated at His Desk Holding a Pen in His Right Hand. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, collectables, incunabula, atlases and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |