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'Lieut.-General Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, C.B.', 1900. Creator: Unknown

'Lieut.-General Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, C.B.', 1900. Neville Gerald Lyttelton (1845-1931) British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War, and was involved in the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900 and the Battle of Vaal Krantz in February 1900, leading to the Relief of Ladysmith later that month. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

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'Sandilli, Chief of the Gaikas and his Wives', c1880. Artist: Unknown

'Sandilli, Chief of the Gaikas and his Wives', c1880. Episode of the Xhosa Wars (also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, Kaffir Wars), from 1779 to 1879 in South Africa. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

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'Sigurd Scott-Hansen', 1893, (1897). Artist: Unknown

'Sigurd Scott-Hansen', 1893, (1897). Sigurd Scott-Hansen (1868-1937) took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896) aboard the 'Fram'. He was the first lieutenant in the navy and navigator and scientific assistant. He was the youngest of Nansen's crew. From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

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