Southern African Collections : Views in Cape Town, circa 1902

Scott, P G, fl. 1905

Southern African Collections

<p style='text-align: justify;'>A collection of loose prints, most measuring approximately 100 x 75 mm, with handwritten captions and the signature 'Photo by P.G. Scott' on the reverse. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. The prints show views of streets and buildings in Cape Town with a number of photographs of exhibits in the South African Museum (22-28) and three prints of Durban and East London (29-31).</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>P.G. Scott was an amateur photographer, active in South Africa circa 1905. He could be Percy Gilbert Scott (1870-1911), a civil engineer and member of the Royal Colonial Institute, who worked in the Public Works Department, mostly in Burma [Myanmar]. Percy Gilbert Scott donated a collection of photographs to the RCI in 1904 (see RCS/Y3029D).</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Cambridge University Library has made every reasonable effort to locate, contact and acknowledge copyright owners. We would welcome any additional information you may have about any of the authors, creators and rights holders of items in our collections. Please contact us at photo@lib.cam.ac.uk.</p>