Siege of Mafeking

Print from magazine The Graphic, February 1900. Caption: 'The light side of the siege of Mafeking: running after a spent shell'

General Snyman (1838-1925) Commissioner and Native Commissioner of Marico. Commanding Officer during the Second Boer War. Siege of Mafeking.

Taken in the early days of the siege, shows General Piet Cronje (afterwards captured at Paardeberg), whip in hand, standing at the breech of the 94-pounder "Long Tom" nicknamed "Creechy" (abbreviation for Marguerite), or "Creaky," which had frequent duels with the little Nordenfeldt. On his right, pipe in mouth, is Assistant General J.P. Snyman, and on his left is Captain of the Transvaal State-Artillery, P.J. van der Merwe.

Armoured train at Mafeking.

Mafeking Siege Note - 1 shilling - January 1900 printed on paper serial number- A4589

Photograph Robert Baden-Powell and his staff after the Siege of Mafeking in South Africa, published in The Black and White Budget Vol 3 No 35, page 297. Main caption reads "Major-General Baden Powell and the principal men who helped him to defend Mafeking".

Mafeking seige note, 10-, March 1900 printed on paper serial number- 6385

A Siege of Mafeking, in the Boer Trenches. Illustration for The Graphic, 31 March 1900. Shows the Boer trenches at the Siege of Mafeking, 1899-1900.

Boer War A Boer trench.

Boer War: five graves of officers killed during the siege of Mafeking. Halftone, c. 1900. Iconographic Collections

Boer War: three soldiers with a grand lady outside her bomb-proof shelter in Mafeking. Halftone, c.1900, after F. de Haenen. Iconographic Collections Keywords: F. de Haenen; Sarah Wilson

Volunteers from Finland and Scandinavia to fight in the Boer War

IdentificatieTitel(s): Boeren bij hun stellingen te Mafeking. Boer forts at Mafeking. Boerenfort te Mafeking (titel op object)Objecttype: foto albumblad Objectnummer: RP-F-F01113-SOmschrijving: Onderdeel van Fotoalbum met opnames van de Tweede Boerenoorlog (1899-1902).VervaardigingVervaardiger: fotograaf: Jan van Hoepen (vermeld op object)Plaats vervaardiging: MafekingDatering: 1899 - 1900Fysieke kenmerken: daglichtgelatinezilverdrukMateriaal: papier fotopapier karton Techniek: daglichtgelatinezilverdrukAfmetingen: passe-partout: h 151 mm × b 204 mmOnderwerpWat: defensive measures (military) (+ land forces). Tweede Boerenoorlog (1899-1902)Waar: MafekingVerwerving en rechtenVerwerving: overdracht van beheer 1994Copyright: Publiek domein

"Boers in Battle", at the Siege of Mafikeng, Second Boer War

Boer fighters in position during the Siege of Mafeking

The escritoire consists of a knee-hole desk with a set of four drawers each side of the knee-hole and a superstructure of a large central cupboard, a set of four small drawers each side of the cupboard and each enclosed by a door, and a writing slide below the central cupboard. The whole is inlaid with pictorial scenes featuring Maori and a scene of Auckland Harbour, ferns and other representations of New Zealand flora. Motifs inspired by features from Maori art also occur. All are in such exquisite detail that it has been possible to identify the plants and source of pictorial features. Decorative carvings on the superstructure and in the knee-hole are also a feature of the desk.

General Jacobus Philippus Snyman (1838-1925) Commissioner of the Marico district and General during the Second Boer War.

General J.P. Snyman with a group of men and soldiers in front of a covered military wagon, during the South African Campaign. The back of the photo is labelled General Snyman. Commandant of the Transvaal State-Artillery, Lieutenant-Colonel S.P.E. Trichard (*23.01.1847 Ohrigstad) (+Oct.1907 Kenya) is seated in the center, holding his rifle with his left-hand, wearing a top-hat.

1=The Siege of Mafeking, Boer Fort which covered the Enemy's "Long Tom". Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 31 March 1900. The Long Tom's epaulements at Mafeking, manned by the besieging Boer soldiers Print Caption: "Boer fort which covered the enemy's "Long Tom". Likely based on a photograph by Jan van Hoepen (1856–1922), Pretoria

IdentificatieTitel(s): Gepantserde trein bij Mafeking. Gepantserden trein in Mafeking Armoured train at Mafeking (titel op object)Objecttype: foto albumblad Objectnummer: RP-F-F01113-VOpschriften / Merken: nummer, recto: ‘33’Omschrijving: Onderdeel van Fotoalbum met opnames van de Tweede Boerenoorlog (1899-1902).VervaardigingVervaardiger: fotograaf: Jan van Hoepen (toegeschreven aan)Plaats vervaardiging: MafekingDatering: 1899 - 1900Fysieke kenmerken: daglichtgelatinezilverdrukMateriaal: papier fotopapier karton Techniek: daglichtgelatinezilverdrukAfmetingen: passe-partout: h 151 mm × b 204 mmOnderwerpWat: railway, train. Tweede Boerenoorlog (1899-1902)Waar: MafekingVerwerving en rechtenVerwerving: overdracht van beheer 1994Copyright: Publiek domein

IdentificatieTitel(s): Gezicht op het beschadigde Dixon hotel, het hoofdkwartier van Robert Baden-Powell in Mafeking. The Boers reached Baden-Powell's building but never his Flag! - Shellhole in Dixon's Hotel - Mafeking, S.A. (titel op object)Objecttype: stereofoto Objectnummer: RP-F-F09053Opschriften / Merken: naam, recto, gedrukt: ‘Works and Studios Sun Sculpture trade mark Arlington N.J. Littleton N.H. Washington D.C.’nummer, recto, gedrukt: ‘159’VervaardigingVervaardiger: fotograaf: Underwood and Underwood (vermeld op object)Plaats vervaardiging: MafekingDatering: 1901Materiaal: fotopapier karton Techniek: albuminedrukAfmetingen: secundaire drager: h 88 mm × b 178 mmOnderwerpWat: demolishing (of conquered city)Waar: MafekingVerwerving en rechtenVerwerving: overdracht van beheer 1994Copyright: Publiek domein

Drawing of Lady Sarah Wilson in South Africa during the Second Boer War, published in The Black and White Budget Transvaal Special No 8. Caption reads "A brave woman. Lady Sarah Wilson, who is acting both as nurse and correspondent at Mafeking".

Map of Mafeking during its siege, showing the place where the Long Tom gun was emplaced: Jackal Tree.

The Mafeking Bell in the main street of Mount Morgan, Queensland. Plaque reads: "This bell was cast in 1900 from pennies donated by Mount Morgan school children to commemorate The Relief of Mafeking. The defence of Mafeking was under the command of - Lord Baden-Powell who later founded the Boy Scout Movement. Presented by the Mount Morgan Shire Council October 1962." (note misspelling of 'defense').