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Description: | This drawing entitled 'Education in the early days at the Cape' shows a school room set up by the missionaries in South Africa.
John Frederick William Herschel and his wife Margaret Brodie Herschel (nee Stewart) took a keen interest in the work of the missionaries while in South Africa (1834-1838) and in particular their educational work. Writing to her mother, Margaret enthused about one tribe who had been 'brought to a very advanced state of civilisation by the Missionaries, for they clothe in the English fashion & have built many brick Houses for themselves'. Back in England, John campaigned to improve provisions for education at the Cape.
Box Title: Herschel Collection 1.
caption: 'Education in the Early Days at The Cape'
caption: 'Education in the Early Days at The Cape'; reverse
caption: Education in the early days at The Cape | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Herschel - Drawing Room Grille Cupb'd 19 drawings Sir John Frederick William Herschel | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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