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Ethiopian Family 1805Family scene; man, woman and child of Ethiopia
ZULU WAR 1879Colour Sergeant Booth of the 80th Regiment wins a Victoria Cross at Intombi River
View of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), EthiopiaA view of Dessie (Dese, Dessye, Dixan), in Amhara region, north central Ethiopia
A hand-painted sign showing the time it would take to reach Timbuktu in Mali (52 days) if one were to set off across the Sahara Desert on a camel
Cartoon, Hot Pies! (Disraeli and Foreign Affairs)Cartoon, Hot Pies! Disraeli (Conservative Prime Minister), Salisbury (Foreign Secretary) and two others sit on low stools like schoolboys
The Lady Traveller: Olive MacLeod in Africa 1911Olive MacLeod depicted outside her bivouac in " the heart of Africa". MacLeod was the younger daughter of the Permanent Under-Secretary for Scotland Sir Reginald MacLeod
Fula tribeswoman in headdress, French Sudan, West AfricaFula (Fulah, Fulani) tribeswoman in an elaborate headdress, French Sudan, West Africa. Date: 1922
Jijel, Algeria - Hotel Djidjelli-PlageJijel (Djidjelli, Igilgili), Algeria - The Hotel Djidjelli-Plage. Algeria was (at this point) still under French control - hence the tricolore flying from the rooftop flagpole. circa 1920s
The Landing Jetty - Port Elizabeth, South Africa Date: circa 1905
West Africa - Nigeria - Kano - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s
The Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, East AfricaThe Harbour Front - Dar-es-Salaam (" Haven of Peace" ), Tanzania, East Africa - showing the Anzani front and the Cathedral. Date: circa 1910s
Temple of Khonsu at Karnak, Ancient EgyptTemple of Khonsu at Karnak, located in the southwest corner of the precinct of Amun in Luxor (ancient Thebes). It provides an excellent example of a small but complete New Kingdom temple (see also)
Arab dhow, Mombasa, Kenya, East AfricaArab dhow at the coast, Mombasa harbour, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1940s
Oran, Algeria - Marshal Foch Square and Santa Cruz Hills. Date: circa 1920s
Amanzimtoti River, Natal Province, South AfricaAmanzimtoti (Manzimtoti) River, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1925
Elegant building of the Casino de Belvedere - Tunis, TunisiaElegant building of the Casino de Belvedere at Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1908
Main Street, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Date: circa 1925
Connochaetes taurinus, Blue wildebeestwatercolour by William Cornwallis Harris. Entitled Catoblepas gorgon, Brindled Gnoo
Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Greater kuduWatercolour by William Cornwallis Harris. Entitled Strepsiceros capensis, Koodoo
Tanga Harbour, TanzaniaTanga Harbour, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1920s
Nyanga Forest and pool - Zimbabwe
Cheetah family - Mother Cheetah with her 6 cubs (Acinonyx jubatus). Ndutu - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa
Baden Powell with Transvaal Boy Scouts AssociationGroup photo, Sir Robert Baden Powell, Chief Scout, during a visit to the Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa, 18 July 1912. Date: 1912
Map of the war in North Africa by G. H. DavisThe war in North Africa: a strategic contour map of the desert arena during the Second World War. Conflict began there in September 1940. Date: 1942
The Royal Tour of GhanaThe Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on a tour of Ghana, showing their arrival and welcome at Accra airport, and various scenes from the tour itself
Geochelone radiata, radiated tortoiseLithograph by Edward Lear of drawing by James de Carle Sowerby. Plate from Tortoises, Terrapins and Turtles, drawn from life (1872), introduction by Dr. John Edward Gray
Hoba West meteoriteTeam of scientists with the Hoba meteorite which fell in Namibia. Photograph taken by W. T Gordon in 1920
Dinosaur tail bonesFrom a Palaeontology field trip in Niger, West Africa
Antaeus DefeatedAntaeus is a mighty wrestler, but he draws his strength from the Earth, and when he opposes Herakless entry into Africa, he is defeated by being lifted off the ground
Southern Africa - San Bushmen rock paintingBushmen (San) paintings from South Afrca, depicting animals (mostly eland antelope) from Masitisi, Basutoland and a small doll representing a bushman. Date: circa 1910s
Durban SurfersSurfing at Durban, South Africa. Date: late 1960s
Oran - Place D Armes and the Town HallThe Place D Armes and the Town Hall at Oran, Algeria
Princess Elizabeth 1947ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), looking elegant under a parasol, chatting to a Guide Leader at Maseru, Basutoland
Bab el Mansour Gate - Fez, MoroccoView through the city gate Bab el Mansour, built in 1732, in Fes (Fez), Morocco. The city gate leads to the old town. Date: circa 1930s
TO THE RESCUE ! Lord Charles Beresford relieves Sir Charles Wilson on the Nile island of Meruat Date: 1885
8th Crusade - FleetEIGHTH CRUSADE The ships which carried Louis IX from France to Carthage on his fatal crusade in North Africa Date: 1270
Palace of Wonders, Stone Town, Zanzibar, TanzaniaPalace of Wonders (or House of Wonders, Beit-al-Ajaib), Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was built in 1883 for the second sultan. Date: late 1920s
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South AfricaTwist Street Bridge, Hillbrow, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Kroonstad, Orange River Colony, South AfricaMethodist Church and Cross Street, Kroonstad, Orange River Colony, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
Shanzu Beach, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1940
Market square, Mafeking, South AfricaMarket square in Mafeking (Mahikeng, Mafikeng), NW Province, South Africa, with people and stalls, with shops in the distance. Date: circa 1910s
Wheel Ride - La Grande Rome - Morocco. Date: circa 1910s
Hospital carriage, Bura, Kenya, East Africa, WW1Hospital carriage on the Uganda railway for patient transport, at Bura, Kenya, East Africa. 1916
Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River PlymHomeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back. Postcard sold at the British Empire Exhibition at the East African Pavilion
Rue des Ouleds-Naדּand Moorish cafes, BiskraThe busy street of Ouleds-Naדּ, Biskra, lined with several Moorish cafes. Date: circa 1910s
Gulf of Stora near Philippeville (Skikda), AlgeriaGulf of Stora on the Mediterranean, near Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria. Date: circa 1905
Street and bay, Philippeville (Skikda), AlgeriaStreet with a view of the bay, Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria. Date: circa 1932
Boats in Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s