The Frontier Collections
Item set
- Title
- The Frontier Collections
- Description
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The Frontier Collections are a curated collection of archival materials that document the turbulent and formative era of the Eastern Cape frontier. Spanning the late 18th to the early 20th century, these collections provide a multi-perspective view of the Frontier Wars (Xhosa Wars), the establishment of colonial administration, and the subsequent growth of settler infrastructure.
The collection is particularly noted for its focus on the "Frontier Country"—the region surrounding Makhanda (Grahamstown)—detailing the interplay between British settlers, Boer trekkers, and the Xhosa kingdoms. - Language
- English
- isiXhosa
- Type
- Collection
- Subject
- Frontier Wars
- 1820 Settlers
- Military History
- Colonial Architecture
- Xhosa History
- Urban Development
- Spatial Coverage
- Eastern Cape, South Africa (formerly the Cape Colony frontier)
- Temporal Coverage
- c. 1779 – 1910
- Format
- Manuscripts
- Lantern slides
- Cartographic materials
Items
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Survey of a portion of the Kat River Settlement shewing the colonial boundary from Fort Beaufort to the Kat Berg, the military post at Fort Armstrong, Elands [Post], Mancasana and the abandoned posts at Echardts and Warden's. Photograph of original. -
Glass negative : View showing the shop front of T. J. Roberts & Sons, general dealers and importers of drapery, opened in 1904. The negative is missing a small piece from the lower left corner. -
Old Coral tree, Erythrina caffra atop a ricky hill. Soon after the photo was taken the old tree collapsed from old age. -
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The capture of Fort Armstrong, 1851 -
Cathedral in High Street, Grahamstown.,Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd. (donor) -
"Fine pasture country uninhabited and considered neutral ground". -
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Harbour entrance, East London, South Africa. Showing ships and railway wagons. -
Although only inscribed 'Street. Grahamstown' on the mount, this is in fact a photograph of The Oaks, a cottage in Somerset Street, taken by Dr. W.G. Atherstone. It shows six little boys playing in the foreground, with Renfrew House to the extreme right. -
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Topographical map of the division of Albany shewing the area covered by the 1st section of the triangulation. Surveyed for the Colonial [Office] by me Ernest ... -
Tourist map of East London showing places of interest. Produced by the East London Publicity Association in conjunction with Shell South Africa (Pty) Limited. Compiled and drawn by B. L. Walton, October 1955. -
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Glass negative : View of the Town Guard shooting match with James Marburg, Easter 1900. -
The note on the bottom reads: “Transport Chapman John Milbemli Master – 558 Tont.” The note at the back reads: “The Settlers’ Ship ‘Chapman’ -
Photograph of two men in front of the Drostdy Arch, entrance to Rhodes University, in Grahamstown, South Africa. The Rhodes University clock tower is visible in the background. -
Photograph of two young girls (possibly Ann and Elizabeth Kerr) on a wooden bridge over Kowie Ditch in the Grahamstown Botanical Gardens,Leila Kerr (Linington) (Donor) -
Old Guard House in High Street, Grahamstown. Part of Scott's Barracks. It was pulled down in 1824. -
The open thorn-tree scattered hillside across the bushy valley contain the favourate Acacia karroo tree used successively for many years by Lesser Honeyguides as their call-site. -
