Angola Collection

Anna Nzinga, also known as Ana de Souso Nzinga Mbande, 17th century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba kingdoms of the Mbundu people in south western Africa

Luanda, Angola - Group of Mondombos Tribespeople, Mocamedes
A group of Mondombos Tribespeople (modern Herero) from the region close to Mocamedes (Mossamedes) (the capital city of Namibe Province in post-independence Angola). Date: circa 1906

Angola / Luanda / St Paul
Luanda (Sao Paolo de Loanda): general view

Angola, Africa - Marimba Players
Luanda, Angola, Africa - A local band with seated Marimba players

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

Kraken attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola
Kraken or giant cuttlefish attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola. After a description by Pierre Denys de Montfort in his Natural History of the Mollusca

History of Africa. Ambriz Coast
History of Africa. 19th century. Ambriz Coast. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados

Group of indigenous Cabindas and Loangos
History of Africa. 19th century. Group of indigenous Cabindas and Loangos, workers of the French factory of Landana. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. Loanda. St. Paul of Loanda. Market Square
History of Africa. 19th century. Loanda. Saint Paul of Loanda. View of the Market Square. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. Loanda. San Pablo de Loanda. Panorama of the port
History of Africa. 19th century. Loanda. St. Paul of Loanda. Panorama of the port. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Royal Tomb in Cabinda
History of Africa. 19th century. Royal Tomb in Cabinda. At the death of a member of the royal family or of a distinguished family

Man and woman of Issinia, Guinea, West Africa, 1818. The man sits in front of a hut built of reeds and palm leaves, the woman carries a baby on her back

Angola colobus, Colobus angolensis. Full-bottom monkey, named for its resemblance to a full-bottomed wig. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Chimpanzee kidnapping an Angolan girl
Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, carrying off an Angolan girl, as a man with bow and arrow tries to save her. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Tattooed or scarified guards at the door to the Queens Palace, Tandi, Angola. There are 500 guards, with three at the main door: two seated with clubs, and one standing with spear, bow and arrows

Muchicongo men and many wives outside a hut, Angola. The men drink and smoke cachimbo pipes, while the women pound corn to make the local drink of oualo, brush their hair, etc

Two Mahungo women dancing the semba to music from a drum carved from a log in Angola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jean-Baptiste Douville from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Funeral wake among the Luanda people of Angola. Mourners wail as visitors arrive to view the corpse in a hut, the women wearing fragrant leaves on their heads

Khoikhoi woman of Angola
Khoikhoi (Hottentot) woman of Angola in fur cape and hat with bow, necklace, and beaded apron. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Khoikhoi people and San people of Angola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Nomadic Giagas or Gallas, a ferocious, warlike people from Sierra Leone who destroyed the Kingdom of Benguela (Angola), depicted with spears, shields and cudgels

Zunu or goitered sheep of Angola, Ovis aries (Ovis steatinion). Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Golden-backed bishop, Euplectes aureus, and orange-winged pytilia, Pytilia afra. (Golden-backed finch, Loxia aurea, and red-faced finch)

Beagle-Auster D. 4 / 108 G-ARLG
Beagle-Auster D.4-108 G-ARLG, the sole UK registered two-seater built specially for the Auster Flying Club. The other five D.4-108s built at Rearsby were exported to Portugal for the Portuguese Air

Diogo Cao discovers the mouth of the Zaire River
Portuguese Colonial History Series - The mouth of the Zaire River discovered by Diogo Cao in 1484 - the erection of a Portuguese standard column. Date: 1484

Railway bridge over River Catumbela, Angola, West Africa
Railway bridge over the River Catumbela, Angola, Portuguese West Africa. The railway line connected the Atlantic port of Lobito and the Katanga Railway in the east. Date: circa 1920s

Downtown Luanda, Angola, Portuguese West Africa
Downtown Luanda, capital of Angola, Portuguese West Africa. Date: circa 1900s

Buildings in Serpa Pinto, Angola, Portuguese West Africa
Buildings and square in Serpa Pinto (now Menongue), Angola, Portuguese West Africa. Date: circa 1900s

Velodrome and city of Luanda, Angola, West Africa
Velodrome and city of Luanda, capital of Angola, Portuguese West Africa. Date: circa 1910s

American Mission in Quessua, Angola, Portuguese West Africa
Group photo, American Mission in Quessua, Angola, Portuguese West Africa. circa 1900s

Banco de Angola - Luanda, Angola
Banco de Angola and view into the harbour - Luanda, Angola Date: 1940s

Salvador Correia attacks Fort San Miguel, Luanda, Angola
The attack by Salvador Correia de Sa e Benevides (1602-1688) - Portuguese soldier and politician - on the Dutch-held Fort Of San Miguel in Luanda, Angola

Dutch attack on Fortress of Muxima, Angola
Attack by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) on the Fortress of Muxima (held by the Portuguese), situated in the Bengo Province of Angola next to the Cuanza River

Anna Nzinga of Angola makes peace with Portugal
Anna Nzinga, Princess of Angola, West Africa, makes peace with Portugal and converts to Christianity, renaming herself Dona Anna de Souza

Dondo, Angola, Portuguese West Africa
General view of Dondo, Angola, Portuguese West Africa. Date: circa 1900s

Natives of Gona (Angola) and Khoikhoi man and woman.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Zambesi river
Black and white lantern Slide of Zambesi river - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Woman from the Lunda Region, Angola (at this stage still a Portuguese Colony). Date: circa 1950s

Chilonda, Bie, Angola - Women off to hear Gospel Meetings
Chilonda, Bie, Angola - Women heading off to the villages to Gospel Meetings - everyone is travelling in the back of a van! Date: circa 1930s

Dutch prisoners loaded onto ships - Luanda, Angola
Dutch prisoners loaded onto Portuguese ships in the Harbour of Luanda after defeat in the Colonial War in Angola. Date: 1648

Restaurant Angola, Lisbon, Portugal - 300 year anniversary
Postcard commemorating the 300 year anniversary of the Restaurant Angola, Lisbon, Portugal. The postcard illustration is a drawing of a decorated tile pattern from the wall of the restaurant

Angola - Catumbella - Portuguese Columns
Angola - Benguela Province - Portuguese Columns on the road to Cavaco in the town of Catumbella, on the Catumbella River. Date: 1912

Pan troglodytes, chimpanzee

Angola - Woman with extraordinary jewellery
Angola - Woman with the extraordinary hairstyle and neck jewellery/adornment of the region of Huila Province. Date: circa 1910s

Portuguese troops in southern Angola, West Africa, WW1
Portuguese troops in southern Angola, West Africa, during the First World War, making their way with difficulty through the countryside. Date: 1916

N Dalla Tando, Angola - Meteorological Station - a fantastic use of the massive old trunk of a Boabab tree Date: 1902

Angola - Njinga Tribesmen carry a sick patient
Angola - Two Njinga Tribesmen transport a sick patient in a sling held to a large pole. Date: circa 1910s

Angola / San Salvador 18C
San Salvador: a Portuguese settlement on the River Lelunda Date: circa 1750

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