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Summary
Symons Town, Cape of Good Hope.
Artist
Lt. Col. William Godfrey Rayson Masters R.M.
Title
Symons Town, Cape of Good Hope.
Description
English: Symons Town, Cape of Good Hope. HMS Chesapeake, 1858
Taken from an album of sixty-five works on paper documenting Masters' 1857-1861 expedition from England to Southeast Asia with the Royal Marines, on board HMS Chesapeake.
Lot number: /27097/lot/5/
Depicted place
Simon's Town
Date
1858
date QS:P571,+1858-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
watercolour
Dimensions
33.5 x 52 x 5cm (13 3/16 x 20 1/2 x 2in) (album size)
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