Cape Monthly Magazine

The most popular and famous of the Cape journals from the 1800s, it was founded in 1851 by Professor Roderick Noble (1829-1875), a Professor of Physical Science and English at the South African College from 1859, who originally hailed from Inverness, Scotland.

Professor Noble co-edited the Cape Monthly with Alfred Whaley Cole (later a local Judge from 1888 until he was forced to retire due to his deafness).

Noble was in turn also an editor with The South African Commercial Advertiser from 1864 (at the time owned by his brother John, a clerk of the Cape Parliament from 1865), and with the Cape Argus from 1872.

He also returned to editing the Cape Monthly Magazine from 1870 until his death.

It also included scientific articles, such as early writings on Darwinism, and studies from Joseph Orpen on San languages and rock art.