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Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
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Bowler, Thomas William, 1813–1869
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Hall, Morris, Captain
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Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
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Mansergh, John Craven
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Michell, John, Sir, 1781–1866
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Berncastle, Julius, d. 1870
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Burchell, William J. (William John), 1781–1863
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Butler, Elizabeth, Lady, 1846–1933
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Fisher, Richard Barnard
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Keith, George Mouat, Sir
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Lawlor, Captain
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Le Vaillant, François, 1753–1824
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Newman, William Abiah, 1811–1864
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Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9
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Phillips, T
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Rose, Cowper
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Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737–1814
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Salt, Henry, 1780–1827
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Viney, Graham
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Archives and Manuscripts
63
Books
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19th century
13
18th century
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20th century
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aquatint
5
lithograph
4
armorial bindings (binding)
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armorial bindings (provenance)
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hand coloring
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wood engraving
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British
63
Colonies
63
Colonization
63
Description and travel
63
History
63
Memorials
63
Xhosa (African people)
63
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Description and travel.
10
South Africa -- Description and travel.
6
Voyages and travels.
4
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Pictorial works.
3
Africa, Southern -- Description and travel.
2
Cadell, T. and Davies (W.) -- Publisher.
2
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- History.
2
A. & R. Spottiswoode -- Printer
1
Abbey, J. R. (John Roland), 1896–1969 -- Binding
1
Ackermann & Co. -- Publisher.
1
Bentley, Samuel -- Printer.
1
Berncastle, Julius, d. 1870 -- Pres. inscription to Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, March 10, 1869.
1
Cadell, T. -- Publisher. (BAC,RB)
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19th century
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1795-1872
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Frontier Wars, 1811-1878
63
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Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
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South Africa
71
Africa
63
Cape of Good Hope
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Great Britain
63
Africa, Southern
2
Egypt
2
India
2
Kaffraria
2
Cape Town
1
Cape Town (South Africa)
1
Capetown and Port Elizabeth
1
China
1
Eastern Cape (South Africa)
1
Edinburgh
1
Ethiopia
1
Graham's Town
1
Ireland
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Italy
1
Mauritius
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Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851
63
Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9
55
Michell, John, Sir, 1781-1866
51
De Smidt, Annie, 19th cent
50
Great Britain. Army
50
Great Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
50
Hall, Morris, Captain
50
Mansergh, John Craven
50
South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
50
De Smidt, Annie, 19th century
1
King, William Ross, 1822-1890
1
Lawlor, Captain
1
Montagu, John, 1797–1853
1
Exhibition History
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
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English
16
French
1
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Robert Provo Norris Collection
63
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Burchell, William J. (William John), 1781–1863
Travels in the interior of southern Africa
1822-1824
2
Bowler, Thomas William, 1813–1869
The Kafir wars and the British settlers in South Africa
1865
3
Salt, Henry, 1780–1827
Twenty-four views in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt
1809
4
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
Travels into the interior of Southern Africa
1806
5
Bowler, Thomas William, 1813–1869
South African sketches
[1854]
6
Bowler, Thomas William, 1813–1869
Four views of Cape Town
[1844]
7
Berncastle, Julius, d. 1870
A voyage to China
1851
8
Fisher, Richard Barnard
The importance of the Cape of Good Hope as a colony to Great Britain
1816
9
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
An account of travels into the interior of Southern Africa in the years 1797 and 1798
1801-1804
10
Newman, William Abiah, 1811–1864
Biographical memoir of John Montagu
1855
11
Rose, Cowper
Four years in southern Africa
1829
12
Keith, George Mouat, Sir
A voyage to South America, and the Cape of Good Hope
1810
13
Le Vaillant, François, 1753–1824
Voyage de F. Le Vaillant dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique, par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance
An VI (1798)
14
Phillips, T
Scenes and occurrences in Albany and Caffer-land, South Africa ..
1827
15
Viney, Graham
The Cape of Good Hope, 1806 to 1872
c1994
16
Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737–1814
A voyage to the island of Mauritius (or, Isle of France), the Isle of Bourbon, the Cape of Good Hope ...
1775
17
Butler, Elizabeth, Lady, 1846–1933
From sketch-book and diary
1909
18
Mansergh, John Craven
Letter from John Craven Mansergh, Captain of the 6th Regiment, to Dennis George Norris.
1851 November 12
Archives
19
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Village in grassy hills /"Fort Cox," distant view.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
20
Watercolors: city views
1846-1854
Archives
21
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Watercolors: landscapes and architectural subjects
ca. 1846-51
Archives
22
Watercolors: landscapes and exterior/natural settings
1846-1854
Archives
23
Watercolors: people
1846-1854
Archives
24
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Xhosa /"Kaffir" man addressing tribe members.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
25
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
View of a lowland or valley floor with hills in distance/ "Fort White."
circa 1846-1851
Archives
26
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
View of stone buildings with verandas and false front / Mountainous chasm.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
27
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"Eno: A Kaffir Chief."
circa 1846-1851
Archives
28
Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9
Envelope, addressed to "Captain Lawlor, R.A., 13 Marine Parade, Lowesloff ... with Rev. Mr. D.G. Norris's kind regards and best thanks."
between 1847 and 1852?
Archives
29
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"Kaffirs" portrait of man, two women, and infant.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
30
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Landscape with fort as seen from riverbank.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
31
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Landscape with unidentified fort at center.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
32
Portrait of a young man.
1836
Archives
33
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"Panoramic" view of military buildings and encampment.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
34
Pen and ink drawings
1846-1854
Archives
35
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Church building in grassy valley.
1850 September 10
Archives
36
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Coastline fort / Wooden cabins.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
37
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Coastline with mountains and ships in water.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
38
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"Cape Corps," portrait of an African man in military garb.
1850 November
Archives
39
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"Cape Town/Henry de ____[?]"
circa 1846-1851
Archives
40
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Castle, "Near KW Town."
circa 1846-1851
Archives
41
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Jockey on horseback with dog.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
42
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
African (Xhosa?) woman carrying baskets on her head.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
43
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"__amber's _op, Taben-Dodo, June 51, In front of Fort White" hilltop beyond a dusty lowland.
1851 June
Archives
44
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"Attack on Fort White, 3 January 1851."
1851 January
Archives
45
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Brushy hills and mountains / Zander End view.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
46
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"Fort Cox," brushy hills and mountains in background.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
47
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Graphite drawings and watercolor sketches of miscellaneous subjects, chiefly landscapes in South Africa.
1848?
Archives
48
Graphite drawings: landscapes
1846-1854
Archives
49
Graphite drawings: people
1846-1854
Archives
50
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Unfinished tree with rocky shore in the distance.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
51
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Unidentified fort and buildings on hilltops.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
52
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Cypress trees with man sitting under them, church tower in background.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
53
"Near [?] Zanderend," river and mountains / "River Loudes [East London?] End" graphite sketch.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
54
Newspaper clipping of an article (from an unidentified source) describing the Kaffir Bush, or Acacia Horrida.
circa 1850-1852
Archives
55
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Robert Provo Norris Collection
1846-1854
Archives
56
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Mounted officer riding a galloping horse.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
57
Sketchbook
1846-1854
Archives
58
Watercolors and Drawings
1846-1854
Archives
59
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Rocky coastline scene /unfinished shoreline village.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
60
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Rooftop view of stone buildings with verandas, ships just off shore /Sketch of arched bridge.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
61
Diaries
1846-1854
Archives
62
Correspondence and Writings
1846-1854
Archives
63
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Sketch of an officer in uniform.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
64
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Stone fort buildings in grassy lowland, rocky feature on hilltop beyond.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
65
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Stone tower on coastline.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
66
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Tents inside a fort/Incomplete sketch of tents.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
67
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Diary
1847 September 1-1850 May 9
Archives
68
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Diary
1848 September 8-1851 October 9
Archives
69
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
"Meeting of Kaffirs on 21 Dec[ember] 1850 at Fort Cox...to Meet Sir H. Smith."
1850 December
Archives
70
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Lookout tower or blockhouse on coastline/ Brushy rock chasm.
circa 1846-1851
Archives
71
Hall, Morris, Captain
Manuscript copy of excerpts of a letter from Captain Morris Hall to an unidentified recipient.
1851 November 12
Archives
72
Michell, John, Sir, 1781–1866
Manuscript letter from John Michell to Dennis George Norris.
1851 October 15
Archives
73
Mansergh, John Craven
Manuscript copy of a letter, dated 1851 October 15, from John Craven Mansergh to Reverend Dennis George Norris.
1851 October 15
Archives
74
Michell, John, Sir, 1781–1866
Manuscript copy of a letter, dated 1851 October 15, from John Michell, Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Regiment, to Reverend Dennis George Norris.
1851 October 15
Archives
75
Lawlor, Captain
Manuscript copy of a letter, dated 1852 January 15, from Captain Lawlor to John Michell, Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Regiment.
1852 (?) January 15
Archives
76
Hall, Morris, Captain
Manuscript copy of a letter from Morris Hall, Captain of the 6th Regiment, to Reverend Dennis George Norris.
1854 July 30
Archives
77
Manuscript copy of excerpts from Graham's Town Journal.
1851 October 25
Archives
78
Hall, Morris, Captain
Manuscript copy of excerpts of a letter from Captain Morris Hall of the Cape Mounted Rifles to an unidentified recipient.
1851 November 12
Archives
79
Manuscripts copy of excerpts from W.R. King's Campaigning in Kaffirland.
1853?
Archives
80
Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
Zander End scene /graphite sketch of coastal buildings.
circa 1846-1851
Archives