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Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonThus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920). In 1877, Theophilus Shepstone (1817-1893) a British South African statesman was responsible for the annexation of
Driving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonDriving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920). Laura Secord (1775-1868) Canadian heroine of the War of 1812
Van Riebeck Entertains the Hottentots, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonVan Riebeck Entertains the Hottentots, 1909. In 1651 Van Riebeck (1619-1677), volunteered to undertake the command of the initial Dutch settlement in the future South Africa
The Voor-Trekkers, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonThe Voor-Trekkers, 1909. The Voortrekkers mainly consisted of Trekboer pastoralists and Cape Dutch citizens from the Eastern frontier of the Cape Colony who during the 1830s
The Women Loaded the Empty Guns, 1909. Armed conflict, first with the Matabele people under Mzilikazi in the area which was to become the Transvaal, then against the Zulus under Dingane
1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys, 1909. From Romance of Empire - South Africa by Ian D. Colwin. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, 1909]
General Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonGeneral Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg, 1909. The Battle of Blaauwberg, also known as the Battle of Cape Town, was fought near Cape Town on 8th January 1806
Simon van der Stel and the Rhinoceros, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonSimon van der Stel and the Rhinoceros, 1909. Simon van der Stel (1639-1712) was the last Commander and first Governor of the Cape Colony
How Table Mountain got its Cloud, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonHow Table Mountain got its Cloud, 1909. Myth has it that Table Mountains tablecloth was caused by a smoking contest between the devil and a legendary local pirate Van Hunks
A Large Lion sprung upon one of the Men, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonA Large Lion sprung upon one of the Men, 1909. From Romance of Empire - South Africa by Ian D. Colwin. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, 1909]
Springtime in Brittany (Quimperle), 1911, (1913). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonSpringtime in Brittany (Quimperle), 1911, (1913). From With Pen and Camera in Three Continents by Charles J. S. Makin, F.I.C. F.C.S. [The Tribune Publishing Company, London, 1913]
British Soldiers Were Seen Fighting Their Way Through The Streets, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonBritish Soldiers Were Seen Fighting Their Way Through The Streets, 1908, (c1920). The Siege of Lucknow occurred during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Boats Stuck In The Mud And Were An Easy Mark, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonThe Boats Stuck In The Mud And Were An Easy Mark, 1908, (c1920). The Siege of Cawnpore during the Indian rebellion of 1857
Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonTippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). The death of Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, a kingdom of southern India
Crushed by Rolling Stones, Mown Down by Volleys of Musket-Shot The Men Fell In Hundreds, 1908, (c1920). The First Afghan War 1839-1842, ended with an Afghan victory and a decimated British Army
Clive Fired One of the Guns Himself, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonClive Fired One of the Guns Himself, c1908, (c1920). The Siege of Arcot (23 September-14 November 1751) took place at Arcot
Sir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonSir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Thomas Roe (1581-1644), English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods
The Bullock-Waggons Wound Slowly Over The Billowy Plains, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonThe Bullock-Waggons Wound Slowly Over The Billowy Plains, c1908, (c1920). The Great Trek was an eastward and north-eastward emigration away from the British Cape Colony during the 1830s
Where Now The Great City of Cape Town Stands, They Set Up Their Tents And Huts, c1908, (c1920). The Cape Colony 1652-1691, South Africa
Shouting Their War-Cry, The British Charged The Breach, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonShouting Their War-Cry, The British Charged The Breach, c1908, (c1920). Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai (c1808-1850), Maori Rangatira (chief) and war leader in Northern New Zealand
Cook Told The Maoris That He Had Come To Set A Mark Upon Their Islands, c1908, (c1920). James Cook (1728-1779) British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy
The Coach Would Be Held-Up and All The Passengers Robbed, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonThe Coach Would Be Held-Up and All The Passengers Robbed, c1908, (c1920). Bushrangers originally referred to escaped convicts from the British colonial settlement, living in the Australian Bush
Natives Gathered Round Them, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonNatives Gathered Round Them, c1908, (c1920). Captain Matthew Flinders (1774-1814), English navigator and cartographer, who was the first to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent
All Day Long The Sound of the Pick and the Rumble of the Cradle Were Heard, c1908, (c1920). An illustration of men mining for gold. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall
Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonAlone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle (1643-1687), French explorer
These Cruel Men Meant To Turn Hudson Adrift On The Icy Waters, 1907, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonThese Cruel Men Meant To Turn Hudson Adrift On The Icy Waters, 1907, (c1920). Henry Hudson (c1560-1611), English Sea Explorer and navigator of the early 17th century
No Man Was Safe, No Life Was Safe, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe SkeltonNo Man Was Safe, No Life Was Safe, 1908, (c1920). Madeleine de Vercheres (1678-1747) of New France (Quebec) was credited with thwarting a raid on Fort Vercheres when she was 14 years old