Rust-en-Vreugde Capetown: detail of façade
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Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968)
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Abstract
Front elevation of the Cape Dutch homestead of Rust-en-Vreugde in Cape Town, measured by V.S. Rees Poole, Gordon Leith and D. S. Haddon, and redrawn by John Fassler for prof. Geoffrey Pearse's book "Eighteenth Century Architecture in South Africa" – see page 41 for a description, and Plate 31 for the drawing. It displays a teak portico and balcony resting on Corinthian columns.
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300DPI TIFF file scanned with Canoscan 8000f, edited using Photoshop v7. File dimensions: 2143 x 1775 pixels. Size: 10.80 MB.
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Cape Dutch, 18th Century, Eighteenth century, Rust-en-Vreugde, Somerset, Charles, Sir (1814-1826), Town house, Drawings, Front elevation, Portico, Corinthian columns, Wood carving, Carved woodwork