Angolan Collection

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

Angolan talapoin or southern talapoin, Miopithecus talapoin. Copperplate engraving by Madame Rousselet, wife of Tardieu, after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc

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

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

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

Angolan nobleman being carried by servants in a hammock.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

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

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

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 - Luanda - traditional boat
Traditional boat carved whole from the trunk of a tree - on the sea off Luanda, Angola, south-west Africa

Angola - Ferry Passengers
Passengers on a ferry off Sao Thome, Angola. A woman with a baby child on her back stands alongside a stack of wicket containers

Angola - The American Mission to Ambaca
Angola - A section of the American Mission to Ambaca

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