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The fifty-two platinotypes--prints made from a photographic process using ferric oxalate in combination with platinum salts deposited directly on the paper (rather than in an emulsion like the silver print…
The collection consists of maps of Luashi, Kinda, Bukama, Sampwe, Kolwezi, Jadotville, Kienge, Musokotanda, Ngalu, Elisabethville, Mufulir, Ndola, Ndabal, Umtal, Tzaneen, Johannesburg, Standerton, Kroonstad, Newcastle, Mbaban, Vryheid, Nongom, Alexander Bay,…
Maps of Luashi, Kinda, Bukama, Sampwe, Kolwezi, Jadotville, Kienge, Musokotanda, Ngula, Elisabethville, Mufulira, Ndola, Ndabala, Umtali, Tzaneen, Johannesburg, Standerton, Kroonstad, Newcastle, Mbabane, Vryheid, Nongoma, Alexander Bay, Holgat, Springbok, Garies, Lepelfontein,…
Collection consists of one untitled holograph manuscript (439 pages) written by Sarah Bowdich Lee discussing African history, exploration, geography, and culture. It appears to date from the 1830s, and was…
The majority of this collection consists of letters received by Samuel Wilberforce while he served as Bishop of Oxford, and tend to relate to missionary activities of the Church of…
The collection includes a 3D model of the City Hall, 3D model of the Nelson Mandela statue, a panorama Tour of the City Hall, maps and photographs, etc
Images depicting Table Bay from the 17th to 20th century give an idea of the development of the harbour. Exhibitions include the earliest existing model of Table Bay harbour, completed…
