Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3422AA281
Site Name
Shoe Post Box, Dias Museum Complex, Mossel Bay
Site Category
References
Site Relationships
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 06:03
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 06:03.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
There are no details of the builder and when it was unveiledPurpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Recorder Name: Masi & Rector
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Remberence of how the first post office was founded
Original Position
Yes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Stone and cement
Pedestal Material
Stone and cement
Event Commemorated
First post office
Inscriptions
Pedro de Ataide left a Shoe under the tree in 1500 which detailed the warnings about troubles he encountered near Calcutta, the letter was found in 1501 by Jòao day Nova.
Location
Location
Mapping
-34.180519, 22.141429
Western Cape
- Eden
- Mossel Bay
Directions to Site
The memorial is located in Durban CBD, on 49 cross road
Media
Media
Images uploaded directly to Site
Images uploaded to linked Site Recordings
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