'General Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg', 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton.

'General Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg', 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton.

2-652-215 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'General Janssens at the Battle of Blaauwberg', 1909. The Battle of Blaauwberg, also known as the Battle of Cape Town, was fought near Cape Town on 8th January 1806. Jan Willem Janssens (1762-1838) was a Dutch soldier and statesman who served both as the governor of the Cape Colony and governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. From Romance of Empire - South Africa by Ian D. Colwin. [T. C. & E. C. Jack , London, 1909]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton, attributed to: British; English: Artist
Subject
  1. Jan Willem Janssens: Dutch: Nobleman, soldier and statesman
People Related
  1. TC and EC Jack: British: Publisher, publishers, publishing company
  2. Ian Duncan Colvin: British: Journalist and historian

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Netherlands

  1. 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E

World Africa South Africa Western Cape Cape Town

  1. 33 56 00 S , 018 28 00 E

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2643x3654
File Size : 28,294kb


Aliases

  1. 0580047837
  1. 2-652-215
  1. 2652215

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