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Dias Museum Gallery

Post Office Tree, South Africa's first post office, where sailors left messages in the 1500s

The Mollusc and Man exhibition portrays the history of the human use of molluscs

Mollusc and man exhibit: utensils and decorations

Live molluscs and other small aquatic animals are on exhibit in aquariums in this building.

Giant squid model

Mossel Bay local history exhibition

Painting in the Maritime Museum: Wreck of the Sao Joao Baptista at Cannon Rocks

Replicas of ships in the maritime Museum

Map of early trade between Europe and the far East (Overland route)

Sleeping bunks in the Caravel

Caravel, poop deck and deck

Ceramic mural of blue and white tiles created by the Portuguese artist, Gilebrto, depicting the mythical figure of Adamastor.

Granary: Map of the mountain passes of the Southern Cape, showing Saldanha to Gqeberha

Dolphin skull on exhibition in the Shell Museum and Aquarium

Turtle shell on exhibition in the Shell Museum and Aquarium

Whale bones and replica of great white shark in the Shell Museum and Aquarium

Shell exhibition

Aquatic animals are on exhibit in aquariums in the shell museum

Replica cross of Dias that was planted/erected at Kwaaihoek

Deck of the Caravel

Maritime Cartography instruments on display

Mollusc and Man Exhibition in the Shell Museum: Early people decoration

Mollusc and Man Exhibition in the Shell Museum

Paintings depicting the development of sailing ships

This unit originally stood in the boardroom of the Mosenthal Organisation in Market Street, Johannesburg. In view of Mr Wassung’s connection with Mosenthal, the company donated the unit to the Mossel Bay Museum

Shell exhibition in the Shell Museum

Molluscs as a hobby exhibition in the Shell Museum

Giant Cameroceras on exhibition in the Shell Museum

Baleen plates of a whale in the Shell Museum

Shells on display in the Shell Museum

Shell candelabra

Mollusc and Man Exhibit in the Shell Museum: Bait

Statue of Bartolomeu Dias

Sundial

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 Mossel Bay, South Africa

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