General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    70535
    Alternate Codes
    231154
    Common Name
    Lithograph
    Classified Name
    Local Name
    Port Elizabeth in 1862
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    A panoramic view of Port Elizabeth from the high ground. The cemetery is on the far side of the Baakens River, seen in the centre of the picture.

    Provenance

    Unknown

    Description
    Distinguishing Features

    Port Elizabeth. 1862 Military Hospital Grammar School Grey Institute Light House Pyramid Roman Catholic Church Presbyterian and Independent Church St. Mary's Church Town Hall Commissariat Building Jetty Island St. Croix Cemetery Breakwater

    Inscriptions
    b.l. T.W. Bowler Delt. - T. Picken, Lith; b.r. Day & Son Lithrs. to the Queen; below title: Dedicated by permission to the Mayor and Town Council of Port Elizabeth by the obedient Servant Tho W Bowler; b.c. Published by Messrs Richards Impey & Co. Port Elizbeth Cape of Good Hope
    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Frame 660 x 1072 mm; Visible image 430 x 875 mm
    History
    Object Age Comment
    1862
    Maker Comment
    BOWLER, Thomas William, (1812-1869) Picken, Thomas, fl. 1844-1863, lithographer
    User Comment
    1. Entrance Lobby, House of Assembly
    Collector Comment
    Tinted lithograph
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    Site Association
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