City Centre, Iziko Museum ; Iziko Museum (Cape Town District)

The Iziko Museum houses a magnificent set of historic bells. Among them, four ship bells and pieces of a fifth. 1. The most important bell that is on display is the bell that is thought to belong to the VOC-ship Brederode. The ship dates from 1644 and was shipwrecked at Cape Agulhas on May 3, 1785. More information on the ship and its faith can be found in the Grobbelaar-monograph. According to Grobbelaar, the wreck of the ship was discovered in 1981. Moreover, the ship bell and pieces of porcelain were identified as belonging to the ship. The bell is very well made. Unfortunately, we have not... Mehr ...