General
General
Object Auto ID
84539
Alternate Codes
159528
Common Name
Ink and wash drawing
Classified Name
Drawing
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Annotated drawing of Table Bay and Mountain showing the Castle and some settlement on the shore. Das Vorgeburg der guten Hofnung in Africa; [Table Bay and early settlement at the Cape]

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Inscriptions
Below the image left the title "Das Vorgeburg der guten HOFNUNG in Africa" and on the right the letters with names: a. The Castle (Castell) b. The Company Gardens c. Table Mountain (Tafelberg) d. Devil's Peak (Teufelsberg) e. Lion's Head (Lowenberg)
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
c.1750
Maker Comment
ARTIST UNKNOWN
User Comment
1. Senate Gallery 2. Iziko Museums August 2014 - November 2014
Collector Comment
Ink and watercolour on paper
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
Spit/Context
Watercolour
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