National Library of South Africa
The National Library of South Africa is the agency of the government of South Africa which maintains a national library of all published materials relating to the country.
National Library of South Africa, Cape Town campus (old postcard)
Contemporary view of the entrance to the library in Cape Town
Entrance foyer of the new, 2008, National Library, Pretoria
Sir George Grey, KCB was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony, and the 11th premier of New Zealand. He played a key role in the colonisation of New Zealand, and both the purchase and annexation of Māori land.
Sir George Grey in 1861
Drawing of Hōne Heke, who opposed Grey's governorship
Government House in Auckland, as painted by Edward Ashworth in 1842 or 1843
Portrait of Sir George Grey as Governor of the Cape Colony