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Title:First settlers in the Maltahöhe District
Authors:Bridgeford, PeterISNI
Bridgeford, MarilynISNI
Year:2010
Periodical:Journal - Namibia Scientific Society (ISSN 1018-7677)
Volume:58
Pages:20-31
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs., ills., maps
Geographic terms:Namibia
Southern Africa
Subjects:colonists
1800-1899
History, Archaeology
Pioneers--Namibia--History
Maltahöhe (Namibia)--History
Abstract:The very first settlers in what was later to become the Maltahöhe District (in present-day Namibia) ranged from missionaries to farmers, who struggled with drought and wild animals as well as with Bushmen living in the area. Later settlers included transport riders for the German colonial authorities, and German colonial administrators. This paper briefly tells their story, covering the period from the first quarter of the 19th century until about 1900. [ASC Leiden abstract]