Village Amongst Ruins

Baxter, David

Image

Description

This photograph shows hows contemporary residents of Cidade Velha have integrated around the ruins of Ribeira Grande, a once grand city in colonial Cape Verde. This photo also gives a good view of the ruins of a cathedral that was Cape Verdes first church. The view in this picture is likely made from Fort Real do São Filpe.

Details

Title

Village Amongst Ruins

Creator

Baxter, David

Date

1980

Other Identifiers

Local: MSS-0079-b10-f03-235

Keyword

ruins ; village ; waterfront ; coastline

Geographic Coverage

Ribeira Grande de Santiago

Type

Image

In

David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs

Note

Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001). pp. 129

Lobban, Richard and Halter, Marilyn. The Cape Verde Islands. (Providence, 1987). pp. 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Velha
Retrieved 22 August 2012

http://www.capeverdeweb.com/cidade_velha.asp
Retrieved 22 August 2012

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