Sir William Cornwallis Harris, traveller, hunter and renowned artist, arrives in Algoa Bay to begin a hunting expedition

Date: 10 Jul 1836
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Sir William Cornwallis Harris, traveller, hunter and renowned artist, arrives in Algoa Bay to begin a hunting expedition. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010943

South African History Online (2011) 'Sir William Cornwallis Harris, traveller, hunter and renowned artist, arrives in Algoa Bay to begin a hunting expedition', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010943 (Accessed: 25 August 2026).

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"Sir William Cornwallis Harris, traveller, hunter and renowned artist, arrives in Algoa Bay to begin a hunting expedition." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010943. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir William Cornwallis Harris, traveller, hunter and renowned artist, arrives in Algoa Bay to begin a hunting expedition." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010943.