Strauss & co - 30 June 2014, Johannesburg

149 211 JacobHendrik PIERNEEF south african 1886–1957 ZululandLandscapewithuMgungundlovu in theDistance signed watercolour andcharcoal oncard 45,5by61 cm R200000–300000 notes uMgungundlovuwas the royal capital of theZulu kingDinganewho reignedbetween 1828and 1840. Heestablishedhis royal kraal, or capital, in 1829 in the Emakhosini Valleyon the slopeof LionHill (Singonyama), just southof theWhiteUmfolozi River inNatal. He took power in 1828, ostensiblyafter assassinatinghishalf- brother Shaka.