Christiaan Collection

De Wets Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. Creator: Unknown
De Wets Attempt to Cross the Railway, 1902. De Wets troops attempt to cross a railway line in Orange River Colony under fire from British troops in a blockhouse

The Capture of De Wets Convoy at Reitz, June 6, 1901, 1902. Attack on Boer waggons by Colonel De Lisles Force.. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. VII", by Louis Creswicke

The Reddersburg Mishap: Men of the Irish Rifles and Mounted Infantry Delivering Up Their Arms, 1901. Troops led by General Christiaan de Wet attacked a convoy of 600 of the Royal Irish Rifles

The Disaster at Koornspruit: Driverless Teams Stampeding, 1901. Creator: John Charlton
The Disaster at Koornspruit: Driverless Teams Stampeding, 1901. Boer ambush known as Sannas Post led by Christiaan de Wet on 31 March 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

De Wet, 1901. Creator: Unknown
De Wet, 1901. Christiaan de Wet (1854-1922) Boer general, rebel leader and politician planned the surprise attack on Sannas Post followerd by victory at Reddersburg

Huygens, (1629-1695), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Huygens, (1629-1695), 1830. Christiaan Huygens or Huyghens (1629-1695) Dutch physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor who made contributions to optics, mechanics and astronomy

Arnold Houbraken, (1804). Creator: Christian Josi
Arnold Houbraken, (1804). Portrait of Dutch painter and writer Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719). Some of his ten children were also artists. From the " European Magazine"

Boer commanders, South Africa, Boer War, 1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Boer commanders, South Africa, Boer War, 1902. Ex-Commandant Generals Christiaan de Wet (1854-1922), Koos de la Rey (1837-1914) and Louis Botha (1862-1919)

Christiaan Huygens, 17th century Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist, c1870. Artist: JH Rennefeld
Christiaan Huygens, 17th century Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist, c1870. Huygens (1629-1695) made important contributions in several scientific fields

Design for a pendulum clock, 1673. Note the cycloidal pendulum with cheeks (fig.II). In 1657 Christiaan Huygens began work on developing Galileos work on the pendulum

Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist, c1670. Huygens was responsible for two great advances in horology: the application of both the pendulum to the clock and the balance spring to the watch

Boer War, 1899-1902. Boer commander Christiaan Rudolf de Wet attempting to lead a column across a railway at night past an armoured train and blockhouse

Attack on the British encampment at Tweefontein, South Africa, Boer War, 1901 (1902)
Attack on the British encampment at Tweefontein, South Africa, Boer War, 1901(1902). Boer forces under General de Wet surprised an encampment of British soldiers at Tweefontein on 25 December 1901

Christiaan Huygens, Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, 1762. Huygens made important contributions in several scientific fields

Saturn, 1659. Diagram of Saturn and its orbit and the altering appearance of its rings from different angles. Dutch physicist

Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch physicist, mathematician and astronomer, c1870. Huygens made important contributions in several scientific fields

Refracting telescope without a tube, designed by Christiaan Huyghens c1650 (1724). From an edition of Huyghens Opera Varia, 1724

Christiaan Huyghens (1629-1695), Dutch physicist. Artist: F Henrionnet
Christiaan Huyghens (1629-1695), Dutch physicist. Portrait from obverse of commemorative medal. Huyghens applied the pendulum to clocks

Christiaan de Wet, Boer soldier and politician, c1900. De Wet (1854-1922) commanded the forces of the Orange Free State during the Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Christiaan De Wet, Afrikaner soldier, politician and big game hunter, c1899. De Wet (1854-1922) addressing burghers near Ventersdorp Station

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