Cape Town garrison list, 1959
Scope and Contents
Undated negative photographs, 16'' x 12½'', of a list, in Dutch, of the arms, equipment and stores of the garrison of the Castle of Cape Town, 1795, circa 125 sheets. The pages are numbered up to 236. In most cases each print covers two facing pages, but some have been stuck together in groups of two or three to form tabular statements.
Dates
- Creation: 1959
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 bundle(s) (1 bundle) : photograph
Language of Materials
Dutch; Flemish
Former / Other Reference
MSS 59
Other Finding Aids
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 122.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Captain Webb, 1959.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original list is in the Cape Archives.
General
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from Donald Simpson's R.C.S. catalogue.
Date information
FromDayMonth: crica. ToDayMonth: crica.
Originator(s)
Cape Town Castle
Finding aid date
2004-01-23 11:41:16+00:00
Repository Details
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