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| | Kruger National Park : Portuguese Cross Arborglyph / Das Neves Cross
Kruger Park, Mpumalanga - Limpopo |  |
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| Date: | n.d. | Type: | Marker | |
| Status: | Extant |
Click to view large mapCoordinates:
23°49'12.25" S 31°35'26.41" E Alt: 238m | | Transcript of information plaque:
South African
NATIONAL PARKS
A Portuguese Cross carved into an old Leadwood tree
Of uncertain provenance, it is thought to have been
made by Diocieciano Fernandes das Neves who
traded and hunted in the interior during the 1850's and
60's. Das Neves did not travel light. He was
accompanied by over 200 porters and 20 heavily
armed hunters. The cross may also be
associated with one of João Albasini's Portuguese mail
runners.
[See also Kruger National Park : Memorials and markers].
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