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Background imageAfrican Collection: Sir Richard Burton exploring central Africa, 1850s

Sir Richard Burton exploring central Africa, 1850s
English explorer Richard Burtons march towards central Africa, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: EXPL2A-00359

EXPL2A-00359
African explorer Henry Stanleys camp on the Congo River, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00001

GAFR2A-00001
A royal procession of Sultan Abd al- Aziz IV in Morocco, 1800s. Printed color halftone reproduction of a 19th-century watercolor by A. Schneider

Background imageAfrican Collection: Dr. Livingstone, I presume? 1871

Dr. Livingstone, I presume? 1871
Stanley finding Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji, Tanganyika, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: Insignia of the African Company, 1588

Insignia of the African Company, 1588
African Company arms, incorporated in London in 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: PBIB2A-00072

PBIB2A-00072
King Hiram of Tyre brings men to help the Israelites cut cedars to build Solomons temple. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: PLAT2A-00007

PLAT2A-00007
Toussaint Louverture, liberator of Haiti. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageAfrican Collection: PLAT2A-00008

PLAT2A-00008
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, emperor Jacques I of Haiti. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageAfrican Collection: Primates and other mammals

Primates and other mammals
Some wild animals of the world. Lithograph reproduction of 19th-century illustrations

Background imageAfrican Collection: Some large mammals

Some large mammals
Some wild animals of the world. Lithograph reproduction of 19th-century illustrations

Background imageAfrican Collection: PBIB2A-00067

PBIB2A-00067
King Hirams fleet brings gifts to Solomon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: PANC2A-00029

PANC2A-00029
Victorious Hannibal on an elephant bringing trophies and Roman prisoners into a cheering arena in ancient Carthage. Hand-colored engraving of a 19t9h-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: Ancient Egyptians besieging a fortress

Ancient Egyptians besieging a fortress
Assaulting a fortification with testudo formation and scaling ladder, ancient Egypt. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: Family life in ancient Athens

Family life in ancient Athens
Morning activities in the peristyle of a familys home in ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00047

GAFR2A-00047
Swan Hotel in the diamond-mining region of South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00048

GAFR2A-00048
Prospectors working the diamond diggings near Colesberg, South Africa, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00053

GAFR2A-00053
Native workers descending into a diamond mine near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00052

GAFR2A-00052
Native suspension bridge on the Congo River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: John Speke at Lake Victoria, Africa

John Speke at Lake Victoria, Africa
Africa explorer John Henning Speke, with Lake Victoria in background. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00010

GAFR2A-00010
Native village in the valley of the Congo River, Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00009

GAFR2A-00009
African native shaman invoking rain in the valley of the Congo, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00011

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

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00015

GAFR2A-00015
Boer marksmen in battle against the British in the Transvaal, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00016

GAFR2A-00016
British 92nd Highlanders skirmish with Boers in the Transvaal War, South Africa, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00018

GAFR2A-00018
Oasis of Gafsa in Tunisia, North Africa. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00021

GAFR2A-00021
Egyptians drawing Nile water with a shadoof, a counterbalanced device used since ancient times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00023

GAFR2A-00023
Cattle farm of the Dinka, a Swahili-speaking people in Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00032

GAFR2A-00032
Fantee huts, Ashanti Colony in Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00031

GAFR2A-00031
Market scene on the banks of the Nile River, Egypt, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: West African musical instrument

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

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00028

GAFR2A-00028
Cape of Good Hope wagon drawn by oxen, South Africa, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00026

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

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00033

GAFR2A-00033
War-dance of the Sultan of Zanzibars irregular troops, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00035

GAFR2A-00035
Moorish princes. Antique hand-colored print, 19th century

Background imageAfrican Collection: Sir Richard Burton exploring Lake Tanganika, 1858

Sir Richard Burton exploring Lake Tanganika, 1858
Sir Richard Burton exploring Lake Tanganika, east Africa, 1858. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: Queen of Uganda receiving British explorers Speke and Grant

Queen of Uganda receiving British explorers Speke and Grant
John Speke introduces James Grant to the Queen of Uganda. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal, 1864

Background imageAfrican Collection: Uganda natives, as described by John H. Speke, 1860s

Uganda natives, as described by John H. Speke, 1860s
Natives near the residence of Ugandas King Mtesas uncle. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal, 1864

Background imageAfrican Collection: Mutesa I, King of Uganda

Mutesa I, King of Uganda, as described by John Henning Speke. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal, 1864

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00003

GAFR2A-00003
Chiefs throne inlaid with ebony and ivory, Cameroons. Printed color halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00004

GAFR2A-00004
A Boer farm in South Africa, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: GAFR2A-00008

GAFR2A-00008
Mombasa, Kenya, a former Portuguese colony, viewed in the 1800s when under protection of Zanzibar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: Zanzibar, 1800s

Zanzibar, 1800s
Harbor of Zanzibar, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: Speke entertained by the King of Uganda, 1861

Speke entertained by the King of Uganda, 1861
King Mutesa I of Uganda reviewing his troops, a woodcut from Spekes journal, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: Henry Stanley in Africa

Henry Stanley in Africa
African explorer Henry Stanley attacked by elephants, 1870s. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration from Stanleys book, " In Darkest Africa"

Background imageAfrican Collection: Henry Stanley leading an African expedition, 1870s

Henry Stanley leading an African expedition, 1870s
Stanleys expedition marching toward Muta Nzege near Mount Ruwenzori, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: EXPL2A-00204

EXPL2A-00204
Henry Stanleys expedition dragging a boat around rapids on the Congo river in Africa 1870s. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAfrican Collection: PBLA2D-00010

PBLA2D-00010
Quill pen in the hand of the Phyllis Wheatley statue, Boston Womens Memorial. Digital photograph

Background imageAfrican Collection: Swedish slave-ship bringing Africans to the West Indies, 1786

Swedish slave-ship bringing Africans to the West Indies, 1786
Scandinavian slave-ship " Grev Bernstorff" under sail for the West Indies from Africa, 1786. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration



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