The Diaz Cross at Boknes
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Reynolds, Rex, “The Diaz Cross at Boknes”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/9652
- Title
- The Diaz Cross at Boknes
- Description
- The Diaz Cross Memorial at Kwaaihoek is one of three crosses erected by Bartholmew Diaz when he navigated the Cape coast in the fifteenth century, on his epic journey seeking a route to India, with a squadron of three ships, two caravels and a square-rigged store ship. The original cross was erected 12 March 1488, and was replaced by a replica. The original Diaz cross is in in the William Cullen Library at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. This cross was originally thought to have been erected on an island off the coast of present day Port Elizabeth, however it was discovered by Professor Eric Axelson on the coast near the Alexandria dune fields in 1937. The other two crosses are to be found in Cape Town and at Mossel Bay's Market Square. Diaz Cross is about a 3km-walk from Boknes and about 6km from Bushman's River Mouth.,F G Butler (donor)
- Subject
- Butler, Guy, 1918-2001
- Diaz Cross Alexandria (South Africa) -- History
- Boknes (South Africa) -- History
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/9704
- Creator
- Reynolds, Rex
- Rights Holder
- Reynolds, Rex
- Provenance
- Butler Family Photograph Collection
- Type
- Image
- Format
- jpg
- Location - Physical Location
- Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.
- Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator
- PIC/M 5259
- 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
- Butler Family Collection
Reynolds, Rex, “The Diaz Cross at Boknes”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/9652
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