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Notes re pay of Hottentots (in South Africa) and re Hall's own pay and income tax
Date: c.19th CenturyReference: RAMC/397/M/1/19-20
Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection
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A narrative of four journeys into the country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria, in the years 1777, 1778, 1779. Illustrated with a map, and nineteen copper-plates. By Lieutenant William Paterson
Paterson, William
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A Khoikhoi woman standing in the field. Photograph, ca.1900.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 537858i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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A Khoikhoi woman in profile standing in the field. Photograph, ca.1900.
Date: [approximately 1900]Reference: 537857i
Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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Lubbock, Sir John, 1st Baron Avebury
Date: 24 Jul 1879Reference: GALTON/3/2/1/84
Part of: Galton Papers
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Original matter contained in Lt. Col. Sutherland's memoir on the Kaffers, Hottentots, and Bosjemans, of South Africa, heads 1st and 2nd. Commentaries and notes on the text used in the compilation of the memoirs / [John Sutherland].
Sutherland, John, 1792?-1848Date: 1847
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Voyage au Cap de Bonne-Espérance, et autour du monde avec le capitaine Cook, et principalement dans le pays des Hottentots et des Caffres / Par André Sparrman. Avec cartes, figures et planches en taille douce. Traduit par m. Le Tourneur.
Sparrman, Anders, 1748-1820.Date: 1787
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A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776. By Andrew Sparrman, M.D. professor of physic at Stockholm, fellow of the R
Sparrman, Anders
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Books lately published by G.G.J. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row. A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antartic Polar Circle, and round he world; but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots, or Caffres. From the year 1772, to 1776. By Andrew
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A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772 to 1776 / by Andrew Sparrman. Translated from the Swedish [by G. Forster] original with plates.
Sparrman, Anders, 1748-1820.Date: 1786
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A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar circle, and round the world : but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776 / By Andrew Sparrman. Tr. from the Swedish original [by George Forster]. With plates.
Sparrman, Anders, 1748-1820.Date: 1785
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M0000431: A Khoekhoen woman displaying steatopygia
Date: 1929Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/5/18
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Bushmen children.
Date: [1845]
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Readings in sexualities from Africa / edited by Rachel Spronk and Thomas Hendriks.
Date: [2020]
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Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L.Bolus Aizoaceae. Eland's Sour fig. Sally-my-handsome, its other common name is a corruption of Mesembryanthemum (acinaciforme) which was the genus ascribed to it by Linnaeus (1753) Succulent perennial. Distribution: South Africa. Antibacterial compounds have been isolated from it, it is rich in tannins. The leaf sap is used to treat infections of the mouth and throat. In South African ‘muthi’ medicine, the sap is used as a gargle for sore throats
Dr Henry Oakeley
Archives and manuscripts
Sparrman, Anders (1748-1820)
Sparrman, Anders, 1748-1820.Date: Late 18th centReference: MS.4679
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Cape of Good Hope: customs, costumes and animals. Engraving, 1732.
Chatelain, Henri Abraham.Date: 1732Reference: 563067i
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King William IV dressed as a sailor dances in the centre of a semicircle of ministers who have black bodies and are partially draped. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1830.
Heath, William, 1795-1840.Date: 19 July 1830Reference: 608213i
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Two Khoikhoi people (South African tribe) tearing the intestines of an ox apart to eat; four men seated in the background, one of them eating intestines of the ox. Engraving, 1768.
Date: [1768]Reference: 578844i
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Heads representing typical head-formations of different races. Lithographs by G. Schadow, 1834.
Schadow, Johann Gottfried, 1764-1850.Date: [1834]Reference: 22034i
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M0011444: A group of South African women and children, one woman is breastfeeding a child
Date: 1950Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/101/78
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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A crowded street in London. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1812.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: [1812]Reference: 38476i
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Pathological bodies : medicine and political culture / Corinna Wagner.
Wagner, CorinnaDate: [2013]
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Heads of African, Asian and American natives. Album of drawings by Jasper Adolphe Grant, 18--.
Grant, Jasper Adolphe.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 27475i
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American Health Dilemma.
Byrd, W. MichaelDate: 2012

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Notes re pay of Hottentots (in South Africa) and re Hall's own pay and income tax

A narrative of four journeys into the country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria, in the years 1777, 1778, 1779. Illustrated with a map, and nineteen copper-plates. By Lieutenant William Paterson

A Khoikhoi woman standing in the field. Photograph, ca.1900.

A Khoikhoi woman in profile standing in the field. Photograph, ca.1900.

Lubbock, Sir John, 1st Baron Avebury

Original matter contained in Lt. Col. Sutherland's memoir on the Kaffers, Hottentots, and Bosjemans, of South Africa, heads 1st and 2nd. Commentaries and notes on the text used in the compilation of the memoirs / [John Sutherland].

Voyage au Cap de Bonne-Espérance, et autour du monde avec le capitaine Cook, et principalement dans le pays des Hottentots et des Caffres / Par André Sparrman. Avec cartes, figures et planches en taille douce. Traduit par m. Le Tourneur.

A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776. By Andrew Sparrman, M.D. professor of physic at Stockholm, fellow of the R

Books lately published by G.G.J. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row. A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antartic Polar Circle, and round he world; but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots, or Caffres. From the year 1772, to 1776. By Andrew

A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772 to 1776 / by Andrew Sparrman. Translated from the Swedish [by G. Forster] original with plates.

A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar circle, and round the world : but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776 / By Andrew Sparrman. Tr. from the Swedish original [by George Forster]. With plates.

M0000431: A Khoekhoen woman displaying steatopygia

Bushmen children.

Readings in sexualities from Africa / edited by Rachel Spronk and Thomas Hendriks.

Sparrman, Anders (1748-1820)

Cape of Good Hope: customs, costumes and animals. Engraving, 1732.

King William IV dressed as a sailor dances in the centre of a semicircle of ministers who have black bodies and are partially draped. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1830.

Two Khoikhoi people (South African tribe) tearing the intestines of an ox apart to eat; four men seated in the background, one of them eating intestines of the ox. Engraving, 1768.

Heads representing typical head-formations of different races. Lithographs by G. Schadow, 1834.

M0011444: A group of South African women and children, one woman is breastfeeding a child

A crowded street in London. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1812.

Pathological bodies : medicine and political culture / Corinna Wagner.

Heads of African, Asian and American natives. Album of drawings by Jasper Adolphe Grant, 18--.

American Health Dilemma.