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title: Great Trek Relief Sculpture
author: Anagoria
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21869/great-trek-relief-sculpture/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2026-06-05
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# Great Trek Relief Sculpture

_Authored by Anagoria_

## Image File

[![Great Trek Relief Sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21869.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21869.png)

## Image Caption

A detail of a relief [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) by Peter Kirchhoff depicting the Great Trek of the 1830s, when Boers in Southern [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) migrated northwards away from British-controlled territory in order ot establish new independent settlements of their own.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Anagoria. (2026, June 05). Great Trek Relief Sculpture. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21869/great-trek-relief-sculpture/>
### Chicago
Anagoria. "Great Trek Relief Sculpture." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 05, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21869/great-trek-relief-sculpture/>.
### MLA
Anagoria. "Great Trek Relief Sculpture." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Jun 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21869/great-trek-relief-sculpture/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/wikipedia-small.png)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014-11-19_Marmorrelief_Voortrekker_Monument_Pretoria_01_anagoria.JPG)Based on [Wikipedia](http://www.wikipedia.org/ "Wikipedia") content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014-11-19_Marmorrelief_Voortrekker_Monument_Pretoria_01_anagoria.JPG) by [**Anagoria**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2014-11-19_Marmorrelief_Voortrekker_Monument_Pretoria_01_anagoria.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 June 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.