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South Africa Collection

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Map of Cape Colony, South Africa

Map of Cape Colony, South Africa
South Africa when a British colony, 1870s. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, 1900

Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, 1900
Cecil John Rhodes, British colonial administrator, on his verandah near Cape Town, South Africa, c. 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Young Zulu chief in South Africa, 1870s

Young Zulu chief in South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Zulu mother and child by their hut

Zulu mother and child by their hut, Natal, South Africa. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Zulu fishermen at work, Natal

Zulu fishermen at work, Natal, South Africa. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Boer War battle, 1902

Boer War battle, 1902
Boer assault on a British convoy in South Africa, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Swan Hotel in the diamond-mining region of South Africa

Swan Hotel in the diamond-mining region of South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: South Africa President Paul Kruger

South Africa President Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cecil Rhodes and other British South Africa Company officials, 1896

Cecil Rhodes and other British South Africa Company officials, 1896
Doctor Jameson, Cecil Rhodes, and J.T. Newton (left-right), administrators of the British South Africa Company, 1896. Hand-colored haltone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: British General Sir George Colley at Majuba Mountain

British General Sir George Colley at Majuba Mountain, Transvaal War, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Prospectors working the diamond diggings near Colesberg

Prospectors working the diamond diggings near Colesberg, South Africa, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Native workers descending into a diamond mine near Johannesburg

Native workers descending into a diamond mine near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Boer marksmen in battle against the British in the Transvaal

Boer marksmen in battle against the British in the Transvaal, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: British 92nd Highlanders skirmish with Boers in the Transvaal War

British 92nd Highlanders skirmish with Boers in the Transvaal War, South Africa, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape of Good Hope wagon drawn by oxen

Cape of Good Hope wagon drawn by oxen, South Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Cape of Good Hope mapped at its correct latitude, 1508

Cape of Good Hope mapped at its correct latitude, 1508
First map showing Africas southern point at the correct latitude, from Ruysch 1508. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: A Boer farm in South Africa, mid-1800s

A Boer farm in South Africa, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: British surround Cronjes camp at Paardeberg, Boer War

British surround Cronjes camp at Paardeberg, Boer War
English bombardment of Paardeberg to capture Cronje in the Boer War, 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

Background imageSouth Africa Collection: Village of European settlers in the Orange Free State

Village of European settlers in the Orange Free State, South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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