Z Wagenaer.

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National Registers of Manuscripts and Photographs (NAREM and NAREF) National Archives' cartographic and library material, microfilms and copies
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National Registers of Manuscripts and Photographs (NAREM and NAREF) National Archives' cartographic and library material, microfilms and copies
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Presented by Dr. OH Spohr, Rondebosch, 1979. 2 items; photocopies of MSS. Original MSS in the Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden.
Zacharias Wagenaer, 1614-1668, 2nd commander of the Cape, cartographer, artist, in service of DEIC in Brazil, Batavia and the Cape. Name originally Wagner, but known as "Wagner" in Brazil.
-- Kurtze Beschreibung der 35-Jahrigen Reisen in Europa, Asia, Africa und America... 33 leaves. Abstract translated and published in: Churchill: A collection of voyages, vol. II. London, 1732.
-- Thier Buch darinnen viel unterschiedene Arter der Fische, Vogel... in Brasilischen bezirck... 133 leaves. Published in: Zoobiblion; ed. by E de Cerqueira Falcao, 1964.

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