Abyssinian 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

Ethiopia - Abbysinian Clergy Date: circa 1930s

Abyssinian Warriors - Ethiopia Date: circa 1930s

Abyssinian cat on whicker chair
An Abyssinian cat sitting on a whicker chair. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Punishment of female debtors in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), East Africa - tied up with a chain until they pay their debts! Date: circa 1930s

Newly-Crowned Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I (formerly Ras Tafari) at Addis Ababa, carrying the Orb and Sceptre and accompanied by his youngest son. 1930

Scenes of Life in Abyssinia, 1885
Various depictions of rural life in Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia). We see a trial, a family dinner, drinking mead, and a Broundo - raw meat feast

Abyssinian War: King Theodore, as he lay dead at Magdala
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against King Theodore, after he had imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British

Battle before Magdala, Abyssinian War, Ethiopia (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). Date: 1868

Return of European captives after the storming of Magdala, Abyssinian War (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). Date: 1868

English Army on the march to Magdala, Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Abyssinian War (a rescue mission for the recovery of hostages). British forces took three months to advance across mountainous terrain

Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys
Vintage 19th century photograph: Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys, probably modern Ethiopia

Abyssinian woman with water pots, Egypt, c. 1890
Abyssinian woman with water pots, Egypt, c.1890

Crab plover, Dromas ardeola (Abyssinian erody, Ardea pondiceriana). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

The Abyssinian princess, Ozoro Tishai, with her servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Abyssinians relaxing with Nathaniel Pierce (in yellow skirt), a British sailor who deserted from ship The Antelope and went native

Abyssinian military
Abyssinian infantry with spear and shield, and Abyssinian cavalry with lance. In victory they were known to cut off the manhood of their vanquished enemies

Abyssinians hunting hippopotamus with muskets and spears. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Nubian ibex, Capra nubiana. Vulnerable. Abyssinian ibex, Capra jaela. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron

Rhinoceros hornbill and Abyssinian ground hornbill
Rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros, and Abyssinian ground hornbill, Bucorvus abyssinicus. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Ethiopia, East Africa - 1st Italo-Ethiopian War Memorial
Ethiopia, East Africa - Hilltop memorial to the Italian soldiers killed in action during the First Italo-Ethiopian War fought between Italy and Ethiopia (Abyssinia) from 1895 to 1896

Duke of York - Visit - Ras Tafari, Prince Regent of Ethiopia
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) accompanies Ras Tafari (1892-1975), the Prince Regent of Ethiopia who visited England in July 1924. Pictured here at Victoria Station, London

ABYSSINIAN STANDING
This Abyssinian cat stands on a table staring into the distance. Date: 1936

ABYSSINIAN SITTING
This Abyssinian cat sits regally on a table. Date: 1936

Embarking elephants at Bombay for the Abyssinian Expedition
Embarking elephants at Bombay (Mumbai) for the Abyssinian Expedition Date: 1868

Milk vendors in Dire Dawa (Dire Daoua), Ethiopia
Female milk vendors sitting in the sun in Dire Dawa (Dire Daoua), a city in eastern Ethiopia (Abyssinia). Date: 1920s

Negadras Uorch蠦rom Gondar, Ethiopia
Negadras UorchÞá®n traditional menswear from Gondar in the north of Ethiopia (Abyssinia). Negadras was an official title in Ethiopia given to the appointed leader of a towns merchants supervising

Ras Makonnen Walda-Mika el Guddisa - Abyssinia
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

Ethiopian Noblewoman with two attendants carrying possessions in two ornate baskets with conical lids. Date: late 1930s

Abyssinian Warrior - ready to fight! Date: circa 1910s

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, The Mad Mullah
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somali religious and nationalist leader, nicknamed The Mad Mullah by the British. He was a Moslem fanatic, claiming to be the incarnation of Mahomet

Ethiopian (Abyssinian) lady
Sitting portrait of an Ethiopian (Abyssinian) lady in traditional dress. Date: circa 1900

Ethiopian Girls
Ethiopian (Abyssinian) Girls. Date: circa 1905

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

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 (!)

Abyssinian expedition - Return of Army from Magdala
Mountain train as the British Army march back from Magdala, part of the Abyssinian expedition under General Napier. Soldiers lead pack mules laden with gun carriages

An Abyssinian Chief Attacking a Foot Soldier. 1817

The Dreadnought Hoax, report in The Sketch
Page from The Sketch magazine reporting on the Dreadnought hoax. The incident was a joke played by a group led by Horace de Vere Cole, including the writer Virginia Stephen (Woolf)

Lejean / Abyssinia
Lejean (1818-1872) accompanied by locals on a raft, looks out over an Abyssinian river

Twoldo Medhen, Abyssinian pastor, East Africa
Studio portrait of Twoldo Medhen, Abyssinian pastor in East Africa, working for the Swedish Evangelical Mission Society. Date: circa 1910s

Abyssinian hyena, Hyaena aethiopicus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802)

African costumes: griot musicians, dancer, and Abyssinians.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Military dress soldier, 1899
Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Soldier with military dress. 1899. Engraving

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

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

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