Cory Library and Historical Archives

Transport ship named "Chapman"

Item

Unattributed, “Transport ship named "Chapman"”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/13402

Title

Transport ship named "Chapman"

Creator

Unattributed

Description

The note on the bottom reads: “Transport Chapman John Milbemli Master – 558 Tont.” The note at the back reads: “The Settlers’ Ship ‘Chapman’

Subject

British Settlers of 1820 (South Africa) -- Pictorial works

Chapman (Ship)

Type

Image

Format

jpg

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/21976

Location - Physical Location

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

Rights Holder

Transport ship named "Chapman"

Language

English

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

PIC/M 427

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

Cory Library's miscellaneous images

1820--Settlers

Media

vital_22986+SOURCE1+SOURCE1.0.jpeg

Hierarchies

The Frontier Collection

• The 1820-Settlers (32 items)
• The Frontier Wars (92 items)
• The Development of Settler Towns (468 items)
  • Alice (40 items)
  • Bathurst (16 items)
  • Bedford (3 items)
  • Cathcart (5 items)
  • Cradock (200 items)
  • East London (22 items)
  • Grahamstown (91 items)
  • King William's Town (32 items)
  • Port Alfred (19 items)
  • Port Elizabeth (34 items)
  • Queenstown (6 items)

Unattributed, “Transport ship named "Chapman"”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/13402