Cory Library and Historical Archives

Double Drift Fort and Fish River

Item

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Double Drift Fort and Fish River”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6229

Title

Double Drift Fort and Fish River

Description

Completed in 1837, the fort at Double Drift protected the important route from Grahamstown to Fort Willshire and the interior.

Subject

Double Drift Fort -- Cacadu District (South Africa) -- Pictorial works

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018020

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

Media

vital_14096+SOURCEJPEG+SOURCEJPEG.0.jpeg

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Double Drift Fort and Fish River”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6229