Open AccessThe Kalahari Gemsbok National Park : 1931-1981
Author(s) -
P. Wyk,
E.A.N. le Riche
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v27i2.566
Subject(s) - national park , wife , ancestor , geography , archaeology , history , ethnology , political science , law
The history and development of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park is inseparable from the well-known Le Riche family, although they were not directly in- volved in the establishment of the park. For this reason their history must form an integral part of this document. At about 1880, Christoffel, a son of the ancestor (Louis), trekked in a northwesterly direction with his three transport wagons, his young wife, three small children and a number of servants