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Simon's Town [i.e. Simonstad] - View No. 1. From fort on the road - near the last sandy beach - Naval Station - in False Bay, C.G. Hope, 1866

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3059A/33

Scope and Contents

284 x 220 mm. A view looking across Simon's Bay towards the waterfront of Simon's Town [i.e. Simonstad], with the waterfront road in the foreground. A note in C.W. Busk's hand adds: 'The railway from Cape Town passes round via Kalk Bay on the edge of the water. Kalk Bay is away to the left on this side of the sea'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1866

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, slight yellowing and fading.

Related Materials

For a photograph from the same viewpoint, see Y3059A/34.

General

SG.

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2003-04-01 16:46:09+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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