Images on this site are used under the licences shown, from Wikimedia Commons. Period engravings are from Sketches of Durban and its Harbour (1891) by Cathcart W. Methven, digitised by the British Library and in the public domain.
The harbour and town of Durban from the Berea, 1891.
Cathcart William Methven, public domain. Source
West Street, Durban, 1891.
Cathcart William Methven, public domain. Source
Smith Street in central Durban, 1891.
Cathcart William Methven, public domain. Source
The tram terminus at the Town Hall in central Durban, 1891, a few streets from the Old Court House.
Cathcart William Methven, public domain. Source
Durban from the Maritzburg road, 1891: the route inland through Westville toward Pinetown.
Cathcart William Methven, public domain. Source
Durban from Marriott Road on the Berea, 1891. Cato Manor lies just inland of this ridge.
Cathcart William Methven, public domain. Source
The Umbilo waterworks, 1891. Their remains lie in Paradise Valley, Pinetown.
Cathcart William Methven, public domain. Source
The harbour from the Bluff, 1891.
C. W. Methven, public domain. Source
Sketches of Durban and its Harbour (1891) by Cathcart W. Methven, source of the period engravings on this site.
Unknown, public domain. Source
Historic tugs moored at the Port Natal Maritime Museum.
Photo: Darren Glanville from Acle, Norfolk, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source
Vessels on display at the museum's quayside.
Photo: Darren Glanville from Acle, Norfolk, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source
The minesweeper SAS Durban, moored at the museum.
Photo: Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source
The original 'Mrs Ples' skull. Pinetown Museum displays a replica.
Photo: José Braga; Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
Durban City Hall, home of the Durban Art Gallery on its second floor.
Photo: Unknown photographer (Tropenmuseum collection), CC BY-SA 3.0. Source