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Abyssinian Warriors - Ethiopia Date: circa 1930s
6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in Egypt6th Battalion Royal Tank Corps - manoeuvres in the Egyptian desert near Cairo from their base at Abbassia. This photograph shows light tanks in action over some rough ground. Date: 1936
The Imperial Airways Short S23 Empire Flying Boat G-ADVEThe Imperial Airways Short S23 Empire Flying Boat, G-ADVE, Centurion, leaving Southampton with the first Empire Mail for South Africa, 29 June 1937. [See also 56005474] Date: 1937
Agapanthus, lily of the Nile
Gorilla gorilla gorilla, western lowland gorilla
African elephant in Central Hall, February 1910Photographed in 1910 just three years after his arrival, the African elephant later nicknamed George, was obtained from the taxidermists Rowland Ward Ltd
LIBYA. Tadrart Acacus. Representation of giraffes (12.000-8000 BC). Neolithic art. Cave
Princess Elizabeth broadcasting to the EmpirePrincess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) at a BBC microphone making her 21st birthday broadcast to the Empire during the Royal Tour of South Africa on 21st April 1947. Date: 1947
Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard
A Land Of SunshineThe Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, South Africa, have been described by many travellers as The Eighth Wonder of the World
Capitaine VermeerschCAPITAINE VERMEERSCH French military and explorer in central and west Africa
Alexandria BombardedAlexandria bombarded When Arabi Pasha rebels against the benevolent British rule, the English fleet under Beresford bombard the town for 10 hours before occupying it
Durban, West StreetAn electric tram ascends West Street, as seen from Beach Road : there is a bakery on the right Date: 1915
South Africa - Georges Cathedral, GrahamstownGeorges Cathedral, Grahamstown, near Port Alfred, Cacadu, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Showing the chancel Date: 1900s
South Africa - a toddler looks down guiltily at broken eggsSouth Africa - a toddler looks down guiltily at some broken eggs, spilled out from their laden basket. Date: circa 1930s
Libya - Tripoli - Panoramic view. Note the imposing bulk of Tripoli Cathedral - converted to a Mosque by Muammar Gaddafis regime in 1970 Date: circa late 1930s
Algerian Belly DancerTraditional Algerian Belly Dancer. Date: circa 1907
Railway Station near Ladysmith, South AfricaHarts Hill Railway Station near Ladysmith, South Africa Date: circa 1910s
Taking aboard the first Empire Air Mail (Great Britain to South Africa) to be transported by Imperial Airways S23 C-Class flying boat, G-ADVE, Centurion, Southampton, 29 June 1937
Strelitzia alba, white bird of paradiseTaken from Water-colour Drawings of Plants from South Africa, Canaries, Azores, West Indies and Two Views of Niagra, Francis Masson 1770-1798 Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum
Portolan Atlas, 1587. Map of the Iberian Peninsula, the north coastline of Africa and the Vasque Countrys region in France. Made in Messina. Facsimile. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid
Great Temple of Rameses II. EGYPT. ASWAN. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Rameses II. Main entrance to the Great Temple. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Architecture
Cook to RhodesEmpire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Cook, Pitt, Hastings, Raffles, Durham, Sturt, Brooke, Lawrence, Gordon, Livingstone, Rhodes Date: 1927-1933
The Pretoria Club, Pretoria, South Africa Date: 1907
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (African Rifles)Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Kings African Rifles, with the regiment badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s
Ship Leaves CapetownA passenger ship of the Union Castle Line leaves Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1920
Man and Woman of Cacongo on the coast of Angola (formerly part of the Congo, Central Africa). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century
Man and Woman of the Congo. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century
Hippos in Kruger National Park, South AfricaA group of hippos in Tshokwane, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa, and contains around 3000 hippos, as well as many other wild animals
Isawiya Mosque, Tangiers, MoroccoThe Minaret of the Isawiya Mosque, Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1910s
Egyptian Fortune TellerEgyptian street fortune teller has two women engrossed in his soothsaying
Steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export sectionThe steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export section. Thousands of barrels of wine awaiting transportation to Europe
Moroccan Pouf MakersMoroccan Pouf makers
Morocco, Casablanca - Call to PrayerGeneral View taken from a Casablanca Mosque, with a young Muslim man giving the call to prayer. Casablanca is in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean
The Ruins of Mansoura - AlgeriaThe Ruins of Mansoura - Tlemcen, Algeria
Tunisia - Arab SchoolAn Arab School in Tunisia. All of the students have removed their shoes and sit either side of their teacher with their writing tablets
Tunis, Tunisia - Hotel des ChenesHotel des Chenes (The Oaks Hotel) - Tunis, Tunisia
Hippopotamus attacking a canoe, South Africa, 1857Engraving showing a female hippopotamus attacking a large canoe, South Africa, c.1857. Apparently, the hippopotamus had been robbed of her offspring and decided to capsize the canoe in retaliation
RMS Carnarvon Castle Passing the Needles, 1927Illustration of the Union-Castle Line Royal Mail Motorship Carnarvon Castle passing the Needles, Isle of Wight, on its way to South Africa
Pet GazelleGazelle brought to England from Africa by Captain Denham of the Avon steamship : though a popular pet, it is sufficiently unusual to be mentioned by the ILN
The relief at EkoweLord Chelmsford(1827-1905) riding out to meet Colonel E.K Pearson(1834-1909) about a mile from Fort Ekowe, with troops following
Colonel E. K PearsonCOLONEL CHARLES KNIGHT PEARSON He distinguished himself during the Zulu War, and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1879
De Beers Diamond MineWashing equipment for the diamonds of De Beers mines in South Africa
Negus Flees / EthiopiaThe negus flees before the advancing Italians
Cameron / Ship / EngravingCameron Verney Lovett; he crossed Africa from east to west, over Lake Tanganika (now Victoria) and the Lukuga River
Bartle Frere / Maull CdvSIR HENRY BARTLE FRERE British colonial administrator in India and Africa
Heath / Avro Avian PlaneMary Lady Heath, Irish aviator, and her Avro Avian: she was the first woman to fly solo from England to South Africa
Louis Gustave BingerLOUIS GUSTAVE BINGER French explorer and administrator in West Africa and the Sudan