TABLE OF THE CAPE - MOUNTAIN OF THE SEA Nicolaas Vergunst PREFACE is always inclusive of man and nature, of the beholder and the beheld. It follows that the term This paper aims to promote discussion around 'landscape' can be used in three ways: as a site,...
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TABLE OF THE CAPE - MOUNTAIN OF THE SEA Nicolaas Vergunst PREFACE is always inclusive of man and nature, of the beholder and the beheld. It follows that the term This paper aims to promote discussion around 'landscape' can be used in three ways: as a site, sight the forthcoming exhibition entitled TABLE of the and sign. But Table Mountain is more than a Cape- MOUNTAIN of the Sea, scheduled to open at landscape, it is also an icon that provides fascinating the South African National Gallery in November insights into Europe's changing relationships to the 2000. This is the first exhibition to bring together Cape (Cole n.d.). artefacts from the diverse collections of lziko Museums of Cape Town . The selection of paintings, engravings, photographs, models and objets d'art will reflect the diverse meanings given to images of Table Mountain. Wh ile the origin of the name Table Mountain remains uncertain, Antonio de Saldanha is usually credited with the name Taboa do Cabo (Table of the Cape)
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