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Ethiopia Collection (page 5)

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Battle at Ualual / 1934

Battle at Ualual / 1934
A battle between the Ethiopians and the forces of Italian Somaliland at Ualual

Background imageEthiopia Collection: British Defeat Theodore

British Defeat Theodore
The British under Napier defeat Emperor Theodore at Tel-el-Kebir

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Italy / Sick Man of Europe

Italy / Sick Man of Europe
After defeat in Ethiopia, Italy becomes the sick man of Europe

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Vittorio Emanuele III

Vittorio Emanuele III
VITTORIO EMANUELE III King of Italy and Albania; Emperor of Ethiopia

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Empress Taitou

Empress Taitou
EMPRESS TAITOU Empress of Ethiopia, wife of Menelik II

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Menelik Ii / Ethiopia / Pj

Menelik Ii / Ethiopia / Pj
MENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913) in ceremonial dress

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Menelik Ii / Ethiopia / Vf

Menelik Ii / Ethiopia / Vf
MENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913)

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Queen Esther

Queen Esther
Despite being Jewish, Esther is chosen as his queen by Ahasuerus, the ruler whose lands ran from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Vanderheym (Traveller)

Vanderheym (Traveller)
VANDERHEYM French emissary to Ethiopia, where he spent considerable time with emperor Menelik

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Comte Leontieff, Explorer

Comte Leontieff, Explorer
COMTE LEONTIEFF French explorer of Ethiopia, emissary to Menelik who appointed him governor of river Omo and lake Rudolph districts

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Street of the Lepers

Street of the Lepers, in Harrar, Ethiopia

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Grinding Corn Ethiopia

Grinding Corn Ethiopia
An Ethiopian woman uses a saddle quern to grind corn

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopian Postman

Ethiopian Postman
An Ethiopian postman on horseback delivers a message to a tribal leader outside his tent

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Bishop of Abyssinia

Bishop of Abyssinia
The Bishop of Abyssinia

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Gulf of Zula

Ethiopia / Gulf of Zula
Gulf of Zula (Annsley Bay), East Africa, where an English expedition disembarked

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Gondar C1880

Ethiopia / Gondar C1880
Gondar: the Gimp (East Africa)

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Adowa C1880

Ethiopia / Adowa C1880
Adowa (Adua), capital of Tigre, Ethiopia, East Africa

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Red Sea Meteor

Red Sea Meteor
METEOR OVER SINAI is interpreted by Arabs as a portent of grave events in the Red Sea area : shortly after, war breaks out between Italy and Ethiopia

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Kings / Ethiopia / Triumph

Kings / Ethiopia / Triumph
The triumph of the king of Ethiopia. The king sits in regal splendour watching a display of dancing and ritual. Date: 1843

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Eritrean Group 1895

Eritrean Group 1895
An Eritrean family group

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Racial / E Africa / Ethiopia

Racial / E Africa / Ethiopia
A soldier of Eritrea of Northern Ethiopia

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopian Abouna

Ethiopian Abouna
The Abouna is the chief dignitary of the Abyssinian Church, a mixture of corrupted Christianity, Judaism and heathenism

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Events / Africa / Ethiopia

Events / Africa / Ethiopia
The body of King Theodore is discovered after the attack on Magdala

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Homage to Theodore

Homage to Theodore
Ethiopian insurgents doing homage to Emperor Theodore

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Rassam-Theodore

Ethiopia / Rassam-Theodore
Rassam negotiates with King Theodore

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Magdala / 1868

Ethiopia / Magdala / 1868
The attack on the forces of King Theodore at Magdala

Background imageEthiopia Collection: CEPHEUS 1681

CEPHEUS 1681
CEPHEUS, named after a king of Ethiopia or Palestine, husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Battle of Lasta

Ethiopia / Battle of Lasta
Ethiopian Civil War: the Battle of Lasta

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Philip the Deacon

Philip the Deacon
ST PHILIP THE DEACON on the road between Jerusalem and Gaza he baptises a eunuch, treasurer of the Queen of Ethiopia. [Do not confuse with Philip the Apostle.)

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Aksum / Obelisk

Ethiopia / Aksum / Obelisk
Obelisk of Aksum (Axum) (East Africa)

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopian Monkeys

Ethiopian Monkeys
Travelers in Ethiopia come back with highly coloured accounts of the APES of that region, their lifestyle, their food and how they defend themselves from predators

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia - Sorghum

Ethiopia - Sorghum
Ethiopia (Abyssinia) - Pounding sorghum, a cereal plant also known as Indian millet

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Cross Somalia

Ethiopia / Cross Somalia
The Ethiopians try to cross into Somalia but are stopped by the Italians

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Tigrays Welcome

Ethiopia / Tigrays Welcome
The Tigray people welcome the Italians as liberators

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Surrender to It

Ethiopia / Surrender to It
Surprised while watering their horses and camels in a valley, a large Ethiopian force surrender to the Italians

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia / Italian Bombers

Ethiopia / Italian Bombers
A false alarm of Italian bomber attack panics the citizens of Addis Ababa

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Ethiopia Attack Amba Alg

Ethiopia Attack Amba Alg
Italian air gunner Dalmazio Birago wins posthumous medal for bravery in an attack on Amba Alagi

Background imageEthiopia Collection: French Mission / Ethiopia

French Mission / Ethiopia
The French mission, led by Marchand, arrives in Addis Ababa

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Travel / Ethiopia / Beuzon

Travel / Ethiopia / Beuzon
Travelling across the hill country of Ethiopia

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Meneliks Subjects Rebel

Meneliks Subjects Rebel
When 50 of his subjects rebel, Menelik, Ethiopian ruler, cuts off their right hands and hangs them round their necks

Background imageEthiopia Collection: Parachuting to Ethiopia

Parachuting to Ethiopia
Italian troops parachute into western Ethiopia during their invasion of the country

Background imageEthiopia Collection: View of Gondar, Ethiopia

View of Gondar, Ethiopia
Distant view of the city of Gondar (or Gonder), Amhara region, Ethiopia, noted for its ruins

Background imageEthiopia Collection: View of Chetzin Calat (Calaat), Ethiopia

View of Chetzin Calat (Calaat), Ethiopia
A view of the village of Chetzin Calat (Calaat), Tigray, Ethiopia



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