Cecil Rhodes Postcard
MSS. Afr. r. 256
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cecil Rhodes Postcard
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. r. 256
Summary
Colour postcard depicting Rhodes as a mouse in a cage labelled Kimberley, being watched by the Afrikaaner General Cronje in the guise of a cat; published in Berlin by Eysler & Co., and posted in Vienna, 6th February 1900.
Date
1900
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
Acquisition
The postcard was purchased by the library via the John Johnson Collection in July 1997.
Subject
20th century
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Pictorial works
