Imperialism Collection

White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s
" White mans burden" is to teach cleanliness, described in a Pears Soap ad, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, 1900
Cecil John Rhodes, British colonial administrator, on his verandah near Cape Town, South Africa, c. 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902
Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India, entering Delhi on an elephant, with Lady Curzon, 1902. Photograph

Opium Wars in China, 1800s
Chinese rioters burning British warehouses during the Second Opium War, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s
British hunting party in India en route to a tiger netting, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boer War battle, 1902
Boer assault on a British convoy in South Africa, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

Cecil Rhodes and other British South Africa Company officials, 1896
Doctor Jameson, Cecil Rhodes, and J.T. Newton (left-right), administrators of the British South Africa Company, 1896. Hand-colored haltone reproduction of a photograph

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British attack on Egyptian artillery at Tell el-Kebir, Egypt, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British General Sir George Colley at Majuba Mountain, Transvaal War, 1881. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

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Napoleon Bonaparte and Tsar Alexander I discussing a treaty of alliance at Tilsit, 1807. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Map of the China Seas, Philippines, and European colonies in the region, 1898. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Colonial reenactors in Quebec
Colonial French army reenactors portraying 18th-century Quebec. Digital photograph

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Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart

Unwrapping an Egyptian mummy, Cairo, 1880s
British and Egyptian officials unwrapping an Egyptian mummy in the Boulak Museum, Cairo, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Opium Wars in China, 1800s
Chinese rioters burning British warehouses during the Second Opium War, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

British surround Cronjes camp at Paardeberg, Boer War
English bombardment of Paardeberg to capture Cronje in the Boer War, 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration

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Map of Asia, circa 1870. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

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Goorkahs serving in the British military during Sepoy Mutiny, India, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Brirish Royal Horse Artillery charge against unmounted natives near Allahbad, India, during the Sepoy Rebellion, 1857. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Soldiers of Charles XII reconquer Malmo, retaking Skane from the Russians during the Great Northern War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Flight of Swedish King Charles XII after losing the Battle of Poltava to Peter the Great, 1709. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Drummer reenactor in olc Quebec
Colonial French army reenactor portraying a drummer in 18th-century Quebec. Digital photograph

Drummer reenactor in old Quebec
Colonial French army reenactor portraying a drummer in 18th-century Quebec. Digital photograph

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British official reading the Decree of Expulsion to Acadians in Canada, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British removing Acadians from Canada in 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Capture of French Quebec by the English, 1629. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Hennepin 1698

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Deportation of the Acadians by the British, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A fleet of tea-ships in the China Sea, 1880s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Shah Allum, Mogul of Hindostan, reviewing troops of the British East India Company, 1781. Hand-colored woodcut

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Front of the old British East India House. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Maps of North American colonies before and after the French and Indian War, 1700s. Printed color lithograph of a 19th century illustration

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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 naval brigade using a Gatling gun to occupy Alexandria, Egypt, 1882. 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

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

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Village of European settlers in the Orange Free State, South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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