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Cape Colony--Xhosa Nation.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Treaty entered into between His Excellency ... Sir Peregrine Maitland ... Governor and Commander in Chief of Her Majesty's Castle, Town, and Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa .... and Pato and Cobus, Chiefs of Caffer Tribe of Congo, for themselves and the said Tribe
- ink on paper
comprising 25 articles, signed by Maitland and with the marks of Pato and Congo Cobus, seven witness signatures, three red wax seal impressions, two large vellum membranes (774 x 675 mm) attached with ribbon, Fort Peddie and Cape Town, 2-30 January 1845, endorsement, slight spotting
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A landmark document in Anglo-Xhosa relations, leading towards the War of the Axe (7th Frontier War), with the signature marks of two Xhosa chiefs. This treaty was part of Maitland's high-handed redrafting of a system of frontier treaties, established in 1819 to create a buffer zone between Cape Colony and the Xhosa. Maitland aimed to allow the growing colony to further expand into Xhosa territory and to give greater privileges to British traders and missionaries, but minor breaches of these treaties led to war in 1846. Pato (or Phatho) and Kobus Congo, brother chiefs of the Gqunukhwebe, fought as allies of the Ngqiki chief Sandile against the British, and Pato led a raid very close to Fort Peddie, where this treaty had been signed the previous year.