West Africa Collection

EXPL2A-00139
Timbuktu in Africa, as drawn by Rene-Auguste Caillie, the first European visitor, 1828. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of Caillies illustration

Slave-ship hoisting sail, 1800s
African slave-ship hoisting sail upon sighting an English cruiser, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Map of equatorial Africa as known in the 1870s. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

Africans jumping from a slave ship, 1700s
African captives leaping off a slave-ship near the coast of Africa, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s
British view of how the Ashanti will live after English occupation, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Congo River wildlife
Elephants and hippopotamus along the Congo River. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Africans taken by canoe to be sold as slaves
African native slavers canoe carrying captives to the coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Kemble illustration

Slave caravan in Africa
Captured Africans to be sold as slaves. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

African slave shed in the Congo basin
A slave shed where African captives are held until sold. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Kemble illustration

African slave caravan on the march
African slavers killing a captive too weak to march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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African explorer Henry Stanleys camp on the Congo River, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Native suspension bridge on the Congo River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Native village in the valley of the Congo River, Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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African native shaman invoking rain in the valley of the Congo, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GAFR2A-00011
Native dance in the camp of an African explorer, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Fantee huts, Ashanti Colony in Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

West African musical instrument
Sanko, an Ashanti stringed instrument, West Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GAFR2A-00026
Daily life in an African village in the Congo basin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Chiefs throne inlaid with ebony and ivory, Cameroons. Printed color halftone reproduction of a photograph

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British administrator of Gambia meeting with a native chief, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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British officer Sir Garnet Wolseley receiving news during the Ashanti War in Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GAFR2A-00020
Native soldiers playing at " warry" in Ashanti Colony, Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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