{"title":"Vaal River","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"truey-a-griqua-woman-south-africa-hand-coloured-lithograph-wc-harris-1844-p-6-112512","title":"Truey, a Griqua woman—South Africa—hand-coloured lithograph—WC Harris 1844","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'Truey, The Griqua Maid'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortrait of Truéy, a Griqua woman whom Harris met at Mzilikazi’s court at Kapain, in present-day South Africa. The narrative identifies her as Gertrude, daughter of the chief Peter Davids, and records that she had been taken captive following an earlier expedition towards the Vaal River. Her named story adds a personal dimension to the series and connects the portrait with the upheavals described in the travel account. Published in 1844.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54345081061723,"sku":"P-6-112512","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-112512a.jpg?v=1791906489"},{"product_id":"blesbok-antelope-south-african-big-game-hunting-lithograph-wc-harris-1844-p-6-112523","title":"Blesbok antelope—South African big game hunting—lithograph—WC Harris 1844","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'Hunting the Blesbok'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMounted hunters pursue blesbok across the open plains south of the Vaal River, in present-day South Africa. Harris places the episode in the Christmas stage of the return journey towards the Vet River, in what is now the Free State. Published in 1844.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54345081454939,"sku":"P-6-112523","price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-112523a.jpg?v=1791906490"},{"product_id":"lion-tswana-big-game-hunting-vaal-region-hand-coloured-lithograph-harris-1844-p-6-112522","title":"Lion—Tswana big game hunting, Vaal region—hand-coloured lithograph—Harris 1844","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'Bechuana Hunting the Lion'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTswana hunters confront a lion using spears and feather-topped staffs. Harris explains the method after meeting two Barapootsa men on the approach to the Likwa, or Vaal River, in present-day South Africa: a staff could be planted to distract the charging animal while the other hunters attacked. The plate illustrates this described hunting practice; it is not identified as a witnessed hunt at a precise site. Bechuana is the historical spelling of Tswana. Published in 1844.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54345081487707,"sku":"P-6-112522","price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-112522a.jpg?v=1791906491"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/fr\/collections\/vaal-river.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}