Title

Errol Hinds and Julius Mapata, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover

Caption

Errol Hinds and Julius Mapata, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927. The book was an account of the first successful journey by motor vehicle from Cape Town to Cairo, accomplished by Stella Court Treatt and her husband, Major Chaplin Court Treatt, in 1924-1926. Errol Hinds (1908-1980), Stella's younger brother, and Julius Mapata were also members of the expedition. Mapata, a Malawi chief, had been Chaplin's servant in South Africa since 1916. He spoke 32 native dialects as well as English.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1927

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C59_112

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,7Mb) / 11,9in x 16,3in / 3571 x 4902 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel Africa people male man men adventure exploration guy continent British journey motoring African Zambia table location century Britain first photograph furniture expedition concept Malawi twenties B&W MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century The Print Collector British Empire Northern Rhodesia photogravure TGN photograph Malawian Julius Errol Thomas A Glover Glover Thomas A Thomas Glover Chaplin Court Stella Court Stella Court Treatt Treatt Stella Maud Court Treatt Chaplin Court Treatt Errol Hinds Hinds Julius Mapata Mapata Chaplin Court Treatt Stella Court Treatt photograph