A woman with a child in her arms holds a banner on which an anchor, symbol of hope, stands. She is in a devastated and burning area. At her feet lies a snapped tree with fruits. In the foreground on the left, a group of women are squatting in front of a cross. In the background a Transvaal landscape with farmers. At the top the inscription 'Spes nostra Deus' (God is our hope), at the bottom the inscription 'Incertum quo fata ferent spes alma supersit' (uncertain is where fate will take us, may hope remain)., Transvaal print, print maker: Antoon Derkinderen, 1902, paper, h 432 mm × w 323 mm

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