Abyssin Ia Collection

Ras Makonnen Walda-Mika el Guddisa, also Makonnen Wolde Mikael, Honorary KCMG (1852 1906) - a general and the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Makonnen

DREADNOUGHT HOAX
VIRGINIA WOOLF as a young woman, with Duncan Grant, Adrian Stephen, Anthony Buxton, Guy Ridley and Horace Cole as " The Emperor of Abyssinia and His Suite"

Battle of Adowa
The Battle of Adowa in which Meneliks Ethiopian forces defeated the Italians; Brigadier General Dabormidas troops encounter fierce resistance

Map / Africa / Ethiopia 18C
Map of Ethiopia (Abyssinia)

Rasselas and Imlac digging a tunnel
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, together with his companion, the wise man Imlac, digging a tunnel in order to escape the Happy Valley and see what life is like beyond it

View of Aksum (Axum), Tigray, Ethiopia
Aksum (Axum), the former capital of Abyssinia, in Tigray, Ethiopia

Abyssinia. Italo-Abyssinian War (1889). Negus (emperor) Menelik II. Engraving

Addis Ababa - Ethiopia - Covered Bazaar
The gently-sloping rooftops of the covered market at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, East Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Map of the Italian Empire in 1939, including the colonial African territories of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Libya. Date: 1939

A Zebra - presented to Queen Victoria
The Zebra presented to Queen Victoria by King Menelik II of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) - pictured here at its new home at the New Zebra House at the Royal Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London

Ethiopian Musicians
Five Ethiopian Musicians - a popular beat combo of the region (possibly called Oasis !)

Ethiopia - Emperor Meneliks Bodyguard - seemingly at an International Exhibition (!)

Djibouti Warrior, East Africa, carrying a rather fearsome knife, rifle and dagger

Iraq / Al Amarah
Though clearly identified as being in Abyssinia by the printmaker, we suspect this is the town in Iraq, formerly known as Amara. The costumes are more arabic than african

Ethiopia Adwa
The former capital of Abyssinia, it will be the scene of a decisive defeat of the Italians on 1 March 1896, establishing Ethiopian independence

ETHIOPIA. Lalibela. Monolithic church of Ghiorghis (11th - 13th c.). Coptic art

ETHIOPIA. Axum. Monolithic Stele (1st c. )
ETHIOPIA. Axum. Monolithic Stele (1st c.)

ETHIOPIA. TIGRAY. Axum. Cathedral of Saint Mary of Zion (17th c.)

ETHIOPIA. AMHARA. Gonderr. Fasil Ghebbi fortress-city. Chancellorship and Library (right)

ETHIOPIA. Konsu funeral statue. African art. Sculpture on wood

ETHIOPIA. AMHARA. Gonderr. Debre Berhan Selassie

Abyssinia (1896). Negus Menelik at the battle of Adowa, where the Abyssinian defeated the Italian. Image of the illustrated

Ethiopia, Africa - Cotton Market Date: 1911

Hagenbecks Nubian Exhibit
Carl Hagenbeck (1844-1913) founded Germanys most successful privately owned zoo, the Tierpark Hagenbeck which moved to its present location in Hamburg-Stellingen in 1907

Grand Abyssinian Woman (now Ethiopia) with two servants standing behind her carrying her possessions

Abyssinian Expedition: The storming of Magdala on Easter Mon
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British Government

Abyssinian Expedition
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British Government

Abyssinian War: The 33rd Foot Advancing upon Magdala, from b
This image shows the advanced force of Sir Robert Napiers Army apporaching Islamgee, the location of King Theodores camp. The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against

Abyssinian Expedition: The Exodus of Theodores Broken Army
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British Government

Prince of Abyssinia
This curious picture defies our research : possibly a son of Theodor, but the European dress is puzzling

Ethiopia / Gonder
Gonder (formerly Gondar) was at one time the capital of Abyssinia : it is noted for its ruins. Lake Tana can be glimpsed in the distance

Abyssinian couple
An Abyssinian couple

Ethiopia Gives Blood
The Geneva Conference thanks Ethiopia (The Abyssinia) for its donation of Blood. Ethiopia was invaded by facist Italy in 1935. The League of Nations imposed on ineffectual

Bishop of Abyssinia
The Bishop of Abyssinia

The mechanist tries to use his wings to fly. A scene from Samuel Johnsons novella, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

Ethiopia - Sorghum
Ethiopia (Abyssinia) - Pounding sorghum, a cereal plant also known as Indian millet

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