Cory Library and Historical Archives

A drawing of a journey through Cradock Pass

Item

“A drawing of a journey through Cradock Pass”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/13046

Title

A drawing of a journey through Cradock Pass

Description

An iconic engraving by Charles Michell of an ox-wagon ascending Cradock Pass, Outeniqua Mountains, Cape. 1840. Michell, a Surveyor and Road Builder used this image to illustrate the dangerous ascent. This image has captured the imagination of South Africans for many generations

Subject

Cradock Pass (South Africa: Mountain pass) -- Pictorial works

Type

Image

Format

jpg

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/21519

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University

Date Issued

1840

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

PIC/M 147

useGuidelines

In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za

Item sets

Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Cory Library's miscellaneous images

Media

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Hierarchies

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  • Port Elizabeth (34 items)
  • Queenstown (6 items)

“A drawing of a journey through Cradock Pass”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/13046