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General Manager, South African Railways and HarboursTravel in South Africa (1924)South African
Travel in South Africa (1924)
South African Railways and Harbours, softcover, 1924, extensive photographic illustration, maps, foreword, introduction, 120 x 185mm, condition; good.
Until the late 1950s, the tourism market in South Africa remained predominantly a regional business, with the whites of neighbouring countries such as Rhodesia and Mozambique providing the bulk of tourists. Only 17 per cent were long-distance visitors from overseas, half of whom came from Britain. One important reason for this was that South Africa was a long-haul destination, which for the majority of potential overseas tourists meant a two-week sea journey.
"Revisiting the ‘Old’ South Africa: Excursions into South Africa’s Tourist History. [South African Historical Journal, 56 (2006), pages 103–122]"
Up until 1947, the publicity arm of the South African Railways and Harbours (SAR & H) dealt with tourist matters for South Africa, and thus provided a national construct through imagery for the wider world.
Like Pierneef's panels for Johannesburg Park Station these images helped promote a synecdohic vision of the national landscape. These publications commissioned during the 1920's were often the first systematic descriptions of many parts of the country. (Washed with Sun: Landscape and the Making of White South Africa by Jeremy A. Foster)
South African Railways and Harbours
South Africa
1924
2nd edition
120 x 185mm
Travel in South Africa (1924)
South African Railways and Harbours, softcover, 1924, extensive photographic illustration, maps, foreword, introduction, 120 x 185mm, condition; good.
Until the late 1950s, the tourism market in South Africa remained predominantly a regional business, with the whites of neighbouring countries such as Rhodesia and Mozambique providing the bulk of tourists. Only 17 per cent were long-distance visitors from overseas, half of whom came from Britain. One important reason for this was that South Africa was a long-haul destination, which for the majority of potential overseas tourists meant a two-week sea journey.
"Revisiting the ‘Old’ South Africa: Excursions into South Africa’s Tourist History. [South African Historical Journal, 56 (2006), pages 103–122]"
Up until 1947, the publicity arm of the South African Railways and Harbours (SAR & H) dealt with tourist matters for South Africa, and thus provided a national construct through imagery for the wider world.
Like Pierneef's panels for Johannesburg Park Station these images helped promote a synecdohic vision of the national landscape. These publications commissioned during the 1920's were often the first systematic descriptions of many parts of the country. (Washed with Sun: Landscape and the Making of White South Africa by Jeremy A. Foster)
South African Railways and Harbours
South Africa
1924
2nd edition
120 x 185mm
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