Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851, "__amber's _op, Taben-Dodo, June 51, In front of Fort White" hilltop beyond a dusty lowland, 1851 June
- Call Number:
- MSS 11
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851
- Title(s):
- "__amber's _op, Taben-Dodo, June 51, In front of Fort White" hilltop beyond a dusty lowland.
- Date:
- 1851 June
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series IV: Watercolors and Drawings
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 5e(7)
- Provenance:
- Acquired 1995, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Watercolor sketch of a dusty lowland in foreground with brushy hill rising to a slightly rocky peak in the background. A dirt path appears to wind up towards the peak. The title is not completely legible, but indicates that this image is of a location in the Tabendodo Mountains (a name which seems to have become obsolete).
- Physical Description:
- 1 watercolor ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Diaries, Graphite drawings, Landscape drawings, Letters, Travel sketches, and Views
- Subject Terms:
- BritishColoniesColonizationDescription and travelHistoryMemorialsXhosa (African people)
- Subject Period:
- 1795-187219th centuryFrontier Wars, 1811-1878
- Associated Places:
- AfricaCape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope (South Africa)Great BritainSouth Africa
- Associated People/Groups:
- De Smidt, Annie, 19th centGreat Britain. ArmyGreat Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire RegimentHall, Morris, CaptainMansergh, John CravenMichell, John, Sir, 1781-1866Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
- Finding Aid Title:
- Robert Provo Norris Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/4.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/972
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/972?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1