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South Africa Collection (page 7)

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape pigeon, 1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape pigeon, 1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape pigeon, 1787. Amakoea pigeon that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 115

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape chestnut, (Calodendrum capense), 1778. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape chestnut, (Calodendrum capense), 1778. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape chestnut, (Calodendrum capense), 1778. Tree branch with blossom and a small sketch showing the country estate on the Cape of Good Hope where the draftsman collected the specimen

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Stork-like bird with measurements, found on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 113

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape meadow herb, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape meadow herb, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape meadow herb, 1786. Proliferating meadow plant with flowers. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 180

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape watermelon and gladiolus, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape watermelon and gladiolus, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape watermelon and gladiolus, 1786. Gladiolus shown with bulb and roots. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 185

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape flower, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape flower, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape flower, 1786. Plant that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 191

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape flower, (Lachenalia pendula), 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape flower, (Lachenalia pendula), 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape flower, (Lachenalia pendula), 1786. Plant that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. Showing the plant as a whole with bulb and roots, flower with open petals. With inscription

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape Snipe, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape Snipe, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Snipe, 1786. Bird that occurs on Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 189

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Bird that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 177

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Khoikhoi and Settlers on Cape Plain, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Khoikhoi and Settlers on Cape Plain, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Khoikhoi and Settlers on Cape Plain, 1786. On the left a farmer (Boer) in a covered wagon returning from Cape Town to his farm. The man walking next to the cart is probably a slave

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Ants and rice, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Ants and rice, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Ants and rice, 1786. White ants from Batavia, ants from Cape of Good Hope. Ears of rice, leaves and plant. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 56

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape Mole, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape Mole, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Mole, 1786-1787. Mole with open mouth, that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 95

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Table Mountain and Duiwelsberg seen from the land, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Table Mountain and Duiwelsberg seen from the land, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Table Mountain and Duiwelsberg seen from the land, 1786. Green plain with the mountain and Duijvelsberg in the distance, partially obscured by low clouds. With inscription

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: View in the Drakensberg Region, c1900. Creator: N. P. Edwards

View in the Drakensberg Region, c1900. Creator: N. P. Edwards
View in the Drakensberg Region, c1900. Mountains in South Africa. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne]

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: President Steyn, c1900. Creator: Unknown

President Steyn, c1900. Creator: Unknown
President Steyn, c1900. Portrait of Martinus Theunis Steyn, South African lawyer and politician; sixth and last president of the independent Orange Free State. Engraving after a photograph

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Mr. Kruger's Portrait, Hung in the Raad-Saal at Pretoria, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Kruger's Portrait, Hung in the Raad-Saal at Pretoria, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Kruger's Portrait, Hung in the Raad-Saal at Pretoria, c1900. South African Boer leader Paul Kruger, President of Transvaal. Engraving after a photograph

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: After Paardeberg: General Cronje A Prisoner, February 1900, (c1900). Creator: A.E. Huitt

After Paardeberg: General Cronje A Prisoner, February 1900, (c1900). Creator: A.E. Huitt
After Paardeberg: General Cronje A Prisoner, February 1900, (c1900). Boer general Piet Cronje surrendered to the British after the Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa. Engraving after a photograph

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cronje's Surrender, 27 February 1900, (c1900). Creator: Marguerite Jacob

Cronje's Surrender, 27 February 1900, (c1900). Creator: Marguerite Jacob
Cronje's Surrender, 27 February 1900, (c1900). Boer general Piet Cronje surrenders to Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Commander in Chief of the British Army, after the Battle of Paardeberg

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: The Defence of Spion Kop, January 1900, (c1900). Creator: Unknown

The Defence of Spion Kop, January 1900, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
The Defence of Spion Kop, January 1900, (c1900). The Boers defeat the British in South Africa. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Diagram Showing Positions of the Troops in South Africa, 31st January 1900, (c1900)

Diagram Showing Positions of the Troops in South Africa, 31st January 1900, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Diagram Showing Positions of the Troops in South Africa, 31st January 1900, (c1900). Boer Wars. Map showing lines of communication and the positions of the British and the Boers

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: General Joubert, c1900. Creator: Unknown

General Joubert, c1900. Creator: Unknown
General Joubert, c1900. Portrait of soldier and politician Piet Joubert, Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900. Engraving after a photograph

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Transports in Table Bay During the South African War, c1900. Creator: Charles John De Lacy

Transports in Table Bay During the South African War, c1900. Creator: Charles John De Lacy
Transports in Table Bay During the South African War, c1900. Transports were now daily reaching Cape Town, and during the next ten days a brigade of Guards numbering 4, 000

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: A Boer Commando, c1900. Creator: Unknown

A Boer Commando, c1900. Creator: Unknown
A Boer Commando, c1900. South Africa. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne]

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Mr. Hofmeyr, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Hofmeyr, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Hofmeyr, c1900. Portrait of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, South African politician. Engraving after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Laing's Nek Tunnel, c1900. Creator: N. P. Edwards

Laing's Nek Tunnel, c1900. Creator: N. P. Edwards
Laing's Nek Tunnel, c1900. Steam train in the Drakensberg mountains, South Africa. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape Town and Table Mountain, c1900. Creator: Joseph Holland Tringham

Cape Town and Table Mountain, c1900. Creator: Joseph Holland Tringham
Cape Town and Table Mountain, c1900. The Cape Colony was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope. It existed from 1795 to 1802, and again from 1806 to 1910

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: 'In Sight': Lord Dundonald's Dash on Ladysmith, February 28, 1900, by Lucy E. Kemp-Welch, c1900

"In Sight": Lord Dundonald's Dash on Ladysmith, February 28, 1900, by Lucy E. Kemp-Welch, c1900. Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape bird, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape bird, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape bird, 1786. Small bird seen on Cape of Good Hope, actual size

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Mr. Rhodes Before the South Africa Committee, c1897, (c1900). Creator: Unknown

Mr. Rhodes Before the South Africa Committee, c1897, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Mr. Rhodes Before the South Africa Committee, c1897, (c1900). British imperialist, businessman and politician who played a dominant role in southern Africa

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Ex-President Kruger, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Ex-President Kruger, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Ex-President Kruger, c1900. South African politician. Engraving after a photograph by Duffus Brothers. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Fighting in the Matoppo Hills: Charge of the Matabele, c1900. Creator: William Barnes Wollen

Fighting in the Matoppo Hills: Charge of the Matabele, c1900. Creator: William Barnes Wollen
Fighting in the Matoppo Hills: Charge of the Matabele, c1900. Scene from the Second Matabele War. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape bird, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape bird, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape bird, 1786. A bird from the Cape of Good Hope: Cape bird, called turkey

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Showing British Possessions, c1900

The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Showing British Possessions, c1900. Creator: Artists Illustrators Ltd
The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Showing British Possessions [in pink], c1900. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: View of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, 1735-1805. Creator: Anon

View of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, 1735-1805. Creator: Anon
View of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, 1735-1805

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Mr. Gordon Cumming's South African Entertainment - View on the River Limpopo

Mr. Gordon Cumming's South African Entertainment - View on the River Limpopo, with a herd of Hippopotami - painted by Richard Leitch, 1856

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony

Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony and Governor-General of the Du Creator
Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1815-1838

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Piet J. Joubert (1831-1900), Commandant-General of the South African Republic, 1890

Piet J. Joubert (1831-1900), Commandant-General of the South African Republic, 1890. Creator: Thérèse Schwartze
Piet J. Joubert (1831-1900), Commandant-General of the South African Republic, 1890

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: The confluence of the Caledon and Orange Rivers, seen from the south-west, 1777

The confluence of the Caledon and Orange Rivers, seen from the south-west, 1777. Cape Province. Possibly by Robert Jacob Gordon

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: The Koperberge, near the contemporary Springbok, in little Namaqualand, 1779-1780

The Koperberge, near the contemporary Springbok, in little Namaqualand, 1779-1780

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: The waterfall at the Roodezand valley, near Tulbagh, 1778-1779

The waterfall at the Roodezand valley, near Tulbagh, 1778-1779. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher
The waterfall at the Roodezand valley, near Tulbagh, 1778-1779

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786

Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher
Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Palm cockatoo, in or after c.1780. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher

Palm cockatoo, in or after c.1780. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher
Palm cockatoo, in or after c.1780

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: View of the farm of Jan Bruins at Noordhoek, c.1777-1786. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon

View of the farm of Jan Bruins at Noordhoek, c.1777-1786. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher
View of the farm of Jan Bruins at Noordhoek, c.1777-1786

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Elanus caeruleus (Black-winged kite), 1777-1786. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher

Elanus caeruleus (Black-winged kite), 1777-1786. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher
Elanus caeruleus (Black-winged kite), 1777-1786

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Papio ursinus (Chacma baboon), 1773-1786. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher

Papio ursinus (Chacma baboon), 1773-1786. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher
Papio ursinus (Chacma baboon), 1773-1786. Cape baboon (Papio Ursinus), eating. With Rijnlandse scale

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Map of the south coast of South Africa between Cape Agulhas and the Sundays River, after 1789-1790

Map of the south coast of South Africa between Cape Agulhas and the Sundays River, after 1789-1790

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Orbea verucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Orbea verucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orbea Verucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia), 1777-1786

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Huernia barbata (Masson) Haw. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Huernia barbata (Masson) Haw. 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Huernia barbata (Masson) Haw. 1777-1786



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