Carl Hugo Hahn Tagebücher / Carl Hugo Hahn Diaries 1837-1860, Part I

Printed in their original German language, this is Part I of the Carl Hugo Hahn Diaries (Tagebücher) 1837-1860, covering 1837-1845.
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Title: Carl Hugo Hahn Tagebücher / Carl Hugo Hahn Diaries
Subtitle: A missionary in Nama- and Damaraland Part I: 1837—1845
Editor: Brigitte Lau
Series Archeia Windhoek Archives Source Publication Series Nr. 1
Publisher Archives Services Division of the Department of National Education
Windhoek, South West Afrika/Namibia 1985
Original softcover, 15 x 21 cm, 291 pages, some b/w images, text in diary: German, comments: English

Condition:

Very good. Like new.

Description:

Carl Hugo Hahn (1818-1895) worked as a missionary in Nama- and Damaraland, as central South West Afrika/Namibia was then called, between 1842-1873. With few exceptions, sources in this country on the history of SWA/Namibia prior to 1884, are available in extracts only. They include publications such as Moritz' 'Reiseberichte' and the reports published by the Rhenish Mission Society as well as copies of documents housed elsewhere, such as the 'Quellen'. It seemed important, therefore, to publish Hahn's diaries unabbreviated and as complete as possible, even if that sometimes meant including large parts of text not actually dealing with SWA/Namibia. Carl Hugo Hahn, like many other missionaries of his time, kept private diaries. All in all, these comprise five books and were numbered accordingly. Apart from these, he sent letters and unabbreviated extracts copied from his private diaries to his employers, the Rhenish Mission Society in Germany. He subdivided his private diaries into sections corresponding with these extracts and numbered them from 1 to 24. Many years later, he also inserted paragraph headings. The present publication 'Carl Hugo Hahn Tagebücher / Carl Hugo Hahn Diaries; A missionary in Nama- and Damaraland Part I: 1837-1845' is based on the five volumes of his private diary.

Table of content:

Acknowledgements
Introduction
List of Abbreviations
Carl Hugo Hahn's Diary, Europe
Carl Hugo Hahn's Diary, Africa
Notes
Bibliography
Appendix
Index