Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851, Lookout tower or blockhouse on coastline/ Brushy rock chasm, circa 1846-1851
- Call Number:
- MSS 11
- Creator:
- Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851
- Title(s):
- Lookout tower or blockhouse on coastline/ Brushy rock chasm.
- Date:
- circa 1846-1851
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series IV: Watercolors and Drawings
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 5a(9)
- Provenance:
- Acquired 1995, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Watercolor sketch of a multi-storey stone lookout/blockhouse structure on flat coastline with rocky prominences. A ship is sketched loosely in the water and blue mountains lie on the distant shore. On the reverse side is an incomplete watercolor sketch of a brush-covered rocky chasm. The rock surfaces are reddish, with mountains seen in the distance. Neither image is labeled.
- Physical Description:
- 2 watercolors, one on each side of sheet ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Diaries, Graphite drawings, Landscape drawings, Letters, Travel sketches, and Views
- Subject Terms:
- BritishColoniesColonizationDescription and travelHistoryMemorialsXhosa (African people)
- Subject Period:
- 1795-187219th centuryFrontier Wars, 1811-1878
- Associated Places:
- AfricaCape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope (South Africa)Great BritainSouth Africa
- Associated People/Groups:
- De Smidt, Annie, 19th centGreat Britain. ArmyGreat Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire RegimentHall, Morris, CaptainMansergh, John CravenMichell, John, Sir, 1781-1866Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
- Finding Aid Title:
- Robert Provo Norris Collection
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/4.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/940
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/940?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1