Table Bay Cape Of Good Hope To His Excellency The Right Honorable General Lord Charles Henry

by William John Huggins Thomas Sutherland Engraver

$1,750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A beautiful, expansive scene showing the journeys of ships and other sailing vessels toward the Cape of Good Hope. The present image shows Table Bay, a natural bay located on the Atlantic coast of South Africa. Table Bay holds historical significance due to its strategic location and its role in maritime exploration and trade routes. The British East India Company established a refreshment station at Table Bay in 1652, which served as a crucial stopover point for ships

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