Cape Town Then and Now
- Authors
- Graan, Vincent Rokitta van
- Publisher
- Struik Travel & Heritage (Random House Struik)
- Tags
- thomas ravenscroft and henry steer. these images portray the changing cape town scene from the 1880s to the 1930s – landscape , architecture , including the work of arthur elliott , and bring out fascinating continuities over time. cape town then and now is a visual journey that will appeal to capetonians and visitors alike. , transport , cape town then and now is a unique visual portrait of cape town and the cape peninsula , the modern-day photographs , have been shot from the same locations as the originals. detailed captions explain the differences between the old and the new views , which include spectacular aerial panoramas , recreation and the march of history. where possible , contrasting rare archival photographs with stunning contemporary views. the book draws on the superb photographic collections of the western cape archives
- ISBN
- 9781920545932
- Date
- 2013-10-03T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 38.77 MB
- Lang
- en
Cape Town Then and Now is a unique visual portrait of Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula, contrasting rare archival photographs with stunning contemporary views. These images portray the changing Cape Town scene from the 1880s to the 1930s - landscape, architecture, transport, recreation and the march of history. Cape Town Then and Now is a visual journey that will appeal to Capetonians and visitors alike.