Cory Library and Historical Archives

Entrance to Fort Murray

Item

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Entrance to Fort Murray”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6255

Title

Entrance to Fort Murray

Description

As a result of the annexation of the Province of Queen Adelaide in 1835, Governor D’Urban ordered the building of a series of new forts between the Keiskamma and Kei Rivers, Fort Murray being among them.,View showing one of two entrances (probably north east) and loopholes in wall.

Subject

Fort Murray -- Amathole District (South Africa) -- Pictorial works

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018033

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

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Item sets

Sir George Cory Lantern Slide Collection

The Frontier Wars

Media

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George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Entrance to Fort Murray”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6255