Cory Library and Historical Archives

Port Elizabeth showing the first jetty, 1840

Item

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935), Greaves, Duncan (photographer), and Piers, H.W. (painter), “Port Elizabeth showing the first jetty, 1840”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/5999

Title

Port Elizabeth showing the first jetty, 1840

Description

Photograph of a sketch by H.W. Piers showing Port Elizabeth in May 1842.

Subject

Port Elizabeth (South Africa) -- pictorial works

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017498

Creator

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935)

Greaves, Duncan (photographer)

Piers, H.W. (painter)

Type

Still Image

Provenance

Bestowed to Rhodes University by Sir George Cory

Location - Physical Location

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

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

CD 55

MS 10 542

PIC/SL 4804

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

Sir George Cory Lantern Slide Collection

Algoa Bay area, including Port Elizabeth

Media

vital_13978+SOURCEJPEG+SOURCEJPEG.0.jpeg

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George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935), Greaves, Duncan (photographer), and Piers, H.W. (painter), “Port Elizabeth showing the first jetty, 1840”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/5999