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H Ferdinand Gros : South Africa
Middleberg Road, leading into Pretoria c.1879
Albumen print | 13.7 x 19.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2501269
H Ferdinand Gros : South Africa
Middleberg Road, leading into Pretoria c.1879
H Ferdinand Gros : South Africa
Middleberg Road, leading into Pretoria c.1879
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Photograph of the Middleberg Road leading into Pretoria. The road is lined with trees and people and carts are moving along it. There is a brick building with a thatched roof and a water wheel to the left and a low building with a veranda to the right. Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Wessel Pretorius as the capital of the South African Republic, an independent Boer-ruled country.
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
13.7 x 19.2 cm (image)
36.0 x 26.6 cm (page dimensions)
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