3 baboons climbing onto a car in the Cape Point Nature Reserve near the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

3 baboons climbing onto a car in the Cape Point Nature Reserve near the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The photographer is standing on the road just off to the right of the front of the car looking towards it. A view overlooking the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The photographer is standing on a pathway looking west by south. One baboon is standing on the bonnet, a second is on the roof and the thrid is near the passenger side door. The car is a purple Volkswagen Beetle and its number plate is "CCN 19447". The driver and passenger seat of the car are occupied by two people. A hillside partial covered in vegetation leading down to the ocean is in the background. This is Slide 46 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Chief Officer for the coaster King On [ex- Stability] (1949) owned by Everards of Greenhithe from 24 October 1973 to 3 January 1974. This series consists of 49 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16599
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Date made: Between 15 December 1973 and 3 January 1974
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm
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