General
General
Object Auto ID
74871
Common Name
Book
Classified Name
Local Name
The wild sports of Southern Africabeing the narrative of a hunting expedition from the Cape of Good Hope, through the territiories of the Chief Moselekatse, to the Tropic of Capricorn; Bechuana hunting the Lion
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
A wounded lion surrounded by four African hunters with spears. A fifth African man is lying dead in the foreground, having been attacked by the lion. (Part of a book, see 4969)
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Distinguishing Features
Lion, African hunters, spears.
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Dimension Comments
Bound book; Page Size: 235 x 160 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
1844 (4th Edition)
Maker Comment
HARRIS, William Cornwallis, 1807 - 1848
Production Place
User Comment
Howard, Frank, lithographer H W Martin & Co, London - printers
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