Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3318CD1064
Site Name
Bartholomeu Dias Statue, Heerengraght inter Coen Steytler, Cape Town
Site Category
References
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
Cole (2002): page 94
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Other Publication
Citation
Crump & van Niekerk (1988): page 18
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
O’Donoghue (2009)
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
SAHRA (2003)
Record Administration
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Thursday, December 17, 2020 - 12:56
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Sunday, March 14, 2021 - 21:03.
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Recording date
Recorders
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On
Site Recording Admin Comments
The monuments it's in a good shape its not broken but some information have been removed.
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese ; Anglicized: Bartholomew Diaz; c. 1450 – 29 May 1500, a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer. He sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European to do so, setting up the route from Europe to Asia later on. Dias is the first European during the Age of Discovery to anchor at what is present-day South Africa
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
Yes
Construction Materials
Bronze
Metal
Pedestal Material
Stone
Granite
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
He became the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa.
Inscriptions
/ Bartolomeu Dias 1487//Do governo Portugues a uniao da Africa do sul /Van die Portugese regering aan die unie van Suid-Afrika/From the Portuguese government to the union of South Africa/1952/
Location
Location
Mapping
-33.917534, 18.428014
Western Cape
- City of Cape Town
Land Parcel Details
Type of land parcel
Farm
Land Parcel Reference
Erf/Farm No: 147
Heerengracht
Cape Town City Centre
Cape Town
Heerengracht
Cape Town City Centre
Cape Town
Directions to Site
President Brand street with the Magistrate Court opposite side
Access details
Its accessible to the public.
Media
Media
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