Fraud Blocker Skip to main content

Transvaal Collection (page 9)

"Transvaal: A Tapestry of History and Conflict" Step into the intricate world of Transvaal, a region that witnessed both triumphs and turmoil throughout its rich history

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Sergeant of the Imperial Yeomanry, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co

Sergeant of the Imperial Yeomanry, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Sergeant of the Imperial Yeomanry, 1900.The first contingent of Imperial Yeomanry departed for South Africa between January and April 1900

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Outpost and Entrenchment, Southern Fort, Mafeking, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Outpost and Entrenchment, Southern Fort, Mafeking, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Outpost and Entrenchment, Southern Fort, Mafeking, 1900. The Siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking (now called Mahikeng) in South Africa during the Second Boer War

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Crossing of Potgeiters Drift, January 16, 1900. Creator: Enoch Ward

The Crossing of Potgeiters Drift, January 16, 1900. Creator: Enoch Ward
The Crossing of Potgeiters Drift, January 16, 1900. The British, led by General Lyttelton crossed the Tugela River in Natal, South Africa at Potgieters Drift on 16 January, 1900

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, 1900. Creator: Elliot & Fry

Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, 1900. Creator: Elliot & Fry
Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Royal Lancasters: Lieutenant, Captain, Adjutant, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co

The Royal Lancasters: Lieutenant, Captain, Adjutant, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
The Royal Lancasters: Lieutenant, Captain, Adjutant, 1900. The 2nd Battalion of the Kings Own Royal Regiment embarked for South Africa in December 1899

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Lieut. -General Forestier Walker, K. C. B. 1900. Creator: Elliott & Fry

Lieut. -General Forestier Walker, K. C. B. 1900. Creator: Elliott & Fry
Lieut.-General Forestier Walker, K.C.B. 1900. Frederick Forestier-Walker (1844 -1910) British senior military officer promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devons Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. Creator: William T Maud

The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devons Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. Creator: William T Maud
The Great Assault on Ladysmith - The Devons Clearing Wagon Hill, 1900. The Battle of Wagon Hill took place during the Siege of Ladysmith in South Africa in 1900

Background imageTransvaal Collection: General Frenchs Remarkable Position at Colesberg, c15th January, 1900 Creator

General Frenchs Remarkable Position at Colesberg, c15th January, 1900 Creator
General Frenchs Remarkable Position at Colesberg, as seen from Kul or Coles Kop about 15th January, 1900. French did not succeed in capturing Colesberg

Background imageTransvaal Collection: A Kaffir Kraal in the Transvaal, 1900. Creator: George Washington Wilson

A Kaffir Kraal in the Transvaal, 1900. Creator: George Washington Wilson
A Kaffir Kraal in the Transvaal, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Background imageTransvaal Collection: With General French: New Zealanders Saving a Picket of the Yorkshire Regiment, 1900

With General French: New Zealanders Saving a Picket of the Yorkshire Regiment, 1900
With General French: New Zealanders Saving a Picket of the Yorkshire Regiment near Slingersfontein on January 15, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Background imageTransvaal Collection: General Brabant, C. M. G. 1900. Creator: Unknown

General Brabant, C. M. G. 1900. Creator: Unknown
General Brabant, C.M.G. 1900. Edward Yewd Brabant (1839-1914) British military commander in colonial South Africa commanding the Colonial Division in 1900

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Movements of Gatacre and French, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Movements of Gatacre and French, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Movements of Gatacre and French, 1900. William Forbes Gatacre commanded the British Army at the Battle of Omdurman and the 3rd Division during the first months of the Second Boer War

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Map of the Boer Republics, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Map of the Boer Republics, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Boer Republics, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Hon. W. P. Schreiner, C. M. G. Premier of the Cape Parliament, 1898-1900, 1900. Creator

Hon. W. P. Schreiner, C. M. G. Premier of the Cape Parliament, 1898-1900, 1900. Creator
Hon. W. P. Schreiner, C.M.G. Premier of the Cape Parliament, 1898-1900, 1900. William Philip Schreiner (1857-1919) barrister, politician

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Lieut. -General Sir Charles Warren, G. C. M. G. 1900. Creator: Elliott & Fry

Lieut. -General Sir Charles Warren, G. C. M. G. 1900. Creator: Elliott & Fry
Lieut.-General Sir Charles Warren, G.C.M.G. 1900. Sir Charles Warren (1840-1927) an officer in the British Royal Engineers who commanded combat during the Second Boer War

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Siege of Ladysmith, Jan. 1900. View from Bulwana Hill, 1900. Creator: George Lynch

The Siege of Ladysmith, Jan. 1900. View from Bulwana Hill, 1900. Creator: George Lynch
The Siege of Ladysmith, Jan. 1900. View from Bulwana Hill, 1900. The Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War, took place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900 at Ladysmith, Natal

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Falls on the Tugela River, 1900. Creator: Wilson

Falls on the Tugela River, 1900. Creator: Wilson
Falls on the Tugela River, 1900. The Tugela River in Northern Natal, South Africa - a feature in strategy during the Second Boer War. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. Creator: Frank Craig

The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. Creator: Frank Craig
The Scene on Spion Kop - Major Thorneycrofts Desperate Situation, 1900. British forces captured what they thought was the summit of Spion Kop

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright

Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje-Canadian and Australian Contingents Receive Their " Baptism of Fire". 1900

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Going Out to the Attack on Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II

Going Out to the Attack on Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Going Out to the Attack on Spion Kop on January 24, 1900. The Battle of Spion Kop was fought on the hilltop of Spioenkop in Natal, South Africa from 23-24 January 1900

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Royal Field Artillery (Action Front), 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co

Royal Field Artillery (Action Front), 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Royal Field Artillery (Action Front), 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. III", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Sketch and Plan of the Battle of Spion Kop, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Sketch and Plan of the Battle of Spion Kop, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Sketch and Plan of the Battle of Spion Kop, 1900. The Battle of Spion Kop was fought on the hilltop of Spioenkop in Natal in South Africa from 23-24 January 1900

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Map of the Seat of War, 1900. Creator: Unknown

Map of the Seat of War, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Seat of War, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. II", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Types of Arms - Lord Dundonalds Galloping Gun-Carriage with Maxim, 1900. Creator

Types of Arms - Lord Dundonalds Galloping Gun-Carriage with Maxim, 1900. Creator
Types of Arms - Lord Dundonalds Galloping Gun-Carriage with Maxim, 1900. Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald served in the Second Boer War

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Taking the 4. 7 Naval Gun Across The Tugela, 1900. Creator: Joseph Finnemore

Taking the 4. 7 Naval Gun Across The Tugela, 1900. Creator: Joseph Finnemore
Taking the 4.7 Naval Gun Across The Tugela, 1900. The British crossed the Tugela River in Natal, South Africa with field artillery during the Second Boer War

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Steam train on Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South Africa

Steam train on Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South Africa
Steam train on the Bloemfontein to Pretoria route, South Africa, showing a Boer ambush. Date: circa 1900

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. Creator: Unknown

The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The New Territory which General Botha added to the Empire, 1916. General Botha declared the Transvaal to the British Empire and represented the Boers in peace negotiations

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Giraffes in the Kruger National Park, Transvaal, the Game Sanctuary of South Africa, c1930s

Giraffes in the Kruger National Park, Transvaal, the Game Sanctuary of South Africa, c1930s. One of the largest game reserves in Africa, it became South Africas first national park in 1926

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: A Sharp Engagement, (1901). Creator: Unknown

The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: A Sharp Engagement, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: A Sharp Engagement, (1901). Episode from the Second Boer War (October 1899-May 1902), fought between the the British Empire and two Boer states

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: The Bluejackets Saving a Gun, (1901). Creator: Unknown

The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: The Bluejackets Saving a Gun, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Transvaal War, 1899-1901: The Bluejackets Saving a Gun, (1901). Episode during the First Boer War: British sailors pulling artillery with oxen

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Map of the Seat of War in South Africa, 1901. Creator: John Bartholomew

Map of the Seat of War in South Africa, 1901. Creator: John Bartholomew
Map of the Seat of War in South Africa, 1901. Map showing Bechuanaland, Transvaal Colony, Orange River Colony, Natal, Basutoland and Cape Colony, the theatre of war during the Boer Wars (1880-1902)

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Generals French and Hutton Crossing the Vaal into Transvaal Territory, (1901). Creator

Generals French and Hutton Crossing the Vaal into Transvaal Territory, (1901). Creator
Generals French and Hutton Crossing the Vaal into Transvaal Territory, (1901). In 1900, British forces and ambulance convoys under John French

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Market Square, Johannesburg, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Market Square, Johannesburg, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Market Square, Johannesburg, 1901. View of market stalls and cattle in Johannesburg in the South African Republic, (now part of South Africa). From " The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. IV

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Pieter Arnoldus CronjA©, Commonly Known As Piet CronjA©, 1836 To 1911

Pieter Arnoldus CronjA©, Commonly Known As Piet CronjA©, 1836 To 1911. General Of The South African Republics Military Forces

Background imageTransvaal Collection: South African Transvaal Exhibition in Berlin

South African Transvaal Exhibition in Berlin, featuring a recreated village (kraal). Date: 1897

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Paardekraal Monument to the Independence of Transvaal

Paardekraal Monument to the Independence of Transvaal
The Paardekraal Monument, erected by the Boers at Krugersdorp after they took a vow to free Transvaal from the clutches of the British Empire

Background imageTransvaal Collection: President Street - Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa

President Street - Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa Date: circa 1909

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Map of South Africa, 1902. Creator: Unknown

Map of South Africa, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of South Africa, 1902. Showing the Cape Colony, Transvaal, Orange River Colony, and other colonial possessions including the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, German South West Africa

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Transvaal War, 1899-1901 (1901)

The Transvaal War, 1899-1901 (1901). A scene from the Second Boer War. From The Illustrated London News, 1901

Background imageTransvaal Collection: S. J. Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, c1880s. Artist: Sweeton Tilly

S. J. Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, c1880s. Artist: Sweeton Tilly
S. J. Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, c1880. Paul Kruger ( 1825-1904), South African politician. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Map of the Theatre of War in the Transvaal, c1880

Map of the Theatre of War in the Transvaal, c1880. Episode of the First Boer War (1880-1881). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Map of the Country between Newcastle and the Transvaal, c1880

Map of the Country between Newcastle and the Transvaal, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Sketch Map of Sekukunis Country, c1880

Sketch Map of Sekukunis Country, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Background imageTransvaal Collection: In the Transvaal, 1900

In the Transvaal, 1900
In the Transvaal - The Cheshires returning to the Fort after Divine Service at St. Mary s, Johannesburg, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

Background imageTransvaal Collection: General Louis Botha, (1862-1919), Afrikaner soldier and statesman, 1894-1907

General Louis Botha, (1862-1919), Afrikaner soldier and statesman, 1894-1907. Botha was Commander-in-chief of the Boer forces from 1900 during the 2nd Boer War (1899-1902)

Background imageTransvaal Collection: The Women Loaded the Empty Guns, 1909

The Women Loaded the Empty Guns, 1909. Armed conflict, first with the Matabele people under Mzilikazi in the area which was to become the Transvaal, then against the Zulus under Dingane

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Holland, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish

Holland, c1930s. Artist: Donald McLeish
Holland. In old-world Middelburg, the capital of Zealand, Dutch costumes, still worn with pride, are a great attraction for the visitor, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

Background imageTransvaal Collection: Commandant Piet Uys, of the Transvaal Mounted Volunteers, c1880

Commandant Piet Uys, of the Transvaal Mounted Volunteers, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Transvaal: A Tapestry of History and Conflict" Step into the intricate world of Transvaal, a region that witnessed both triumphs and turmoil throughout its rich history. From the depths of Egyptian waters to the decks of luxurious cruise ships, Transvaal's story unfolds. In 1882, an American cartoon depicted John Bull as an octopus of imperialism, symbolizing England's relentless land grabbing across continents. The Devilfish in Egyptian Waters serves as a reminder of the power struggles that shaped Transvaal. Amidst this backdrop, the poster advertising the Transvaal Castle cruise ship emerges as a beacon of luxury and adventure. Passengers embarked on unforgettable journeys, exploring distant lands while indulging in opulence. A young Winston Churchill graces our narrative with his presence. His early years spent in Transvaal would later shape his political career and influence British policies during times of conflict. The Household Cavalry-Captain from 1900 showcases bravery amidst chaos. These valiant soldiers stood tall against adversity, defending their homeland with unwavering loyalty. The discovery of Mrs. Ples skull unveils ancient mysteries hidden within Transvaal's rugged landscapes. This archaeological marvel sheds light on our shared human origins and connects us to our past. RMS Transvaal Castle by G. H. Davis stands proudly as a testament to engineering prowess and maritime grandeur—an embodiment of progress amidst changing times. Paul Kruger, State President portrayed as an ogre reveals opposing perspectives on leadership during turbulent periods—a reminder that history is often painted through multiple lenses. The Cape Town Highlanders from 1900 exemplify unity and resilience in times when division threatened harmony. Their unwavering spirit echoes through generations, inspiring future warriors for justice. Lord Methuen Rallying His Broken Forces at Tweebosch captures a pivotal moment where determination triumphed over defeat—a testament to human resilience and the indomitable spirit of Transvaal.