"The Missionary Premises at the Kuruman Station" Printed in Oils by G. Baxter ~ VINTAGE PRINT ~ nice
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Beautifully Framed
"The Mission Premises at the Kuruman Station"
Printed in Oils
by G. Baxter (patentee),3, Charterhouse Square.
Books No. 44 Published in 1842
Stunning Condition and Beautifully Framed!
Rare Print!
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Print Size: 19cm long x 11,5cm wide.
Framed Size: 40cm long x 32,5cm wide.
Excellent condition.
The Kuruman Mission was established by the London Missionary Society (LMS) in 1816 at Maruping near Kuruman where a town of about 10 000 Batswana were resident. Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary and his wife Mary arrived in Kuruman from Scotland in 1820, and soon organised permission from Chief Mothibi to relocate to the present position at Seodin in the valley of the Kuruman River.
Not content with this he was as the same time working on what would be his greatest legacy: the Setswana Bible. He taught himself Setswana, developed the orthography and (with a broader team) translated the Bible. Once this was done, he then proceeded to print it on a hand press - being the first entire Bible printed in Africa.
The press is still used for printing at the mission.
Moffat Church - 1838
The great, fabled church at Moffat Mission was once the largest building on the high veld. David Livingstone saw the stone building when it was still new and said it was massive enough "to withstand a cannonading." The church was built by Robert Moffat and Robert Hamilton with a band of local men.
Not just a museum
The Kuruman Moffat Mission Trust was established in 1981 to restore and re-establish the old London Missionary Society (LMS) mission station at Kuruman. It draws together the Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and United Congregational Churches, to provide a non-denominational resource for the churches and communities in the greater Kuruman area.