Cory Library and Historical Archives

Boma Pass plaque

Item

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Boma Pass plaque”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6163

Title

Boma Pass plaque

Description

The wording on the stone is as follows – Boma Pass Road constructed December 1853 by order of His Excellency Lt. Gen. the Hon. Sir Geo. Cathcart KCB Governor, by the Royal Engineer Department. The working party consisted of Detachments of the 6th Royal Regt. and 60th Royal Rifles under the direction of Lieut. HR Siborne, Royal Engineers.

Subject

Boma Pass (South Africa) -- Pictorial works

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017987

Creator

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935)

Greaves, Duncan (photographer)

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

MS 10 542

CD 55

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

Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Media

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George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Boma Pass plaque”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6163