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Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorersA map of Africa which illustrates the travels of the explorers Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron
Map of Africa illustrating travels of explorersA map of Africa which illustrates the travels of Livingstone, Stanley and Cameron. Date: 19th Century
The Sahara Desert, North west Africa - two camels stride across the sand, accompanied by their Bedouin owner. Date: circa 1915
King Alis tent at Benowm, Kingdom of LudamarView of a moorish camp: King Alis tent at Benowm, Kingdom of Ludamar. Ali sat on a black leather cushion clipping the hairs on his upper lip while a female servant held a mirror
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
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
Palm-wine tapper climbing a palm tree, SenegambiaNaked palm-wine tapper climbing a date palm using a rope to collect a gourd full of sap, Senegambia, 18th century. A man gives instruction to the tapper. A negro ascending a palm tree for its wine
Muslim man leads mule and cart through the streets of NeftaA barefoot Muslim man leads a mule and cart through the dusty streets of Nefta in Southern Tunisia. He passes a wall painting of Charlie Chaplin Date: 1987
Blue domed roofs, TunisiaOrnamental blue domed rooftops, Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia Date: 1987
Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - with spearsTuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - posing for this photograph with their spears. Two other Tuareg self-designations are Kel Tamasheq meaning " speakers of Tamasheq"
Sudan, Sahara and Barbary
An external view of the Royal Hotel in Biskra, Algeria, 1920s Date: 1920s
External view of the Hotel Transatlantique with its terraceAn external view of the Hotel Transatlantique with its terrace in Biskra, 1920s Date: 1920s
Fashionable guests - Transatlantique Hotel at BiskraA sketch of fashionable guests arriving by car outside the Transatlantique Hotel at Biskra, in the Sahara (North Africa) under the management of the French Line, 1920s
An exterior view of Hotel Transatlantique in Biskra, the Sahara Date: 1920s
The entrance and gardens to the Casino at Biskra, AlgeriaThe entrance and gardens to the Casino at Biskra, in the Sahara, Algeria, 1920s Date: 1920s
Dunhill's Ladies Motoring Coats, advertisement with photographs of two designs of motoring coats, with description, and details of the Sahara dust coat
Real photo taken at the end of a 16 months Sahara tripThis scene is from a journey across the Sahara taken by Lt D.R.G. Cameron of the Royal Scots. It shows Buchanan, Ali, Sakari the camel and Feri N'Gashi
Three natives tying a gazelle carcass for transportationThis scene is from a journey across the Sahara taken by Lt D.R.G. Cameron of the Royal Scots. The caption says that the gazelle was a Dama's Gazelle a new subspecies discovered during
Moroccan civilians on the Green MarchA road is filled with trucks and buses carrying Moroccan civilian men into Western Sahara to take part in the Green March, a mass demonstration of 350, 000 people organised by King Hassan II
Nomadic Tuaregs riding camels amongst the Saharan Dunes - North Africa. Date: circa 1908
Baroness Troil in Arab dress with a camel, Biskra, Sahara, 1927 ready for a caravan expedition Date: 1927
A feature about the delights of Biskra, Algeria, 1925 - a desert oasis in the Sahara Date: 1925
Scenes in the Sahara desert, Africa, 1820Frederick Horneman reading the Koran to the Berbers of Siwa Oasis 13, a caravan greeting the Sultan of Fezzan 14, and a traveller left behind in the desert
Scenes from Tripoli in the Barbary States, 1820Hunting lions in the Barbary States 10, camels and drivers sleeping in the desert 11, and Arabs inviting travellers to dine 12. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
Senegal bushbaby or lesser galago, Galago senegalensis. The galago of the Senegal. After Rene Claude Geoffroy de Villeneuves l Afrique, Paris, 1814
Womans hairstyle and jewelry, Senegambia, 18th centuryWomans braided hairstyle and jewelry, Senegambia, 18th century. Headress and ornaments of the negro women. Coiffure des negresses. After Rene Claude Geoffroy de Villeneuves l Afrique, Paris, 1814
Worker, soldier and queen termites, Macrotermes bellicosusWorker termite, Macrotermes bellicosus of Guinea 1, head of worker 2, soldier 3, head of soldier 4, female, winged state 5, and pregnant queen 6
Moorish grisgris, water bottle and pouch, SenegalString of gris-girs, leather water bottle and pouch made by the Moors, Senegal, 18th century. Grisgris, water bottle and pouch. Collier de gris-gris, outre des Maures, giberne
Mandinka man playing a balafon with sticksMandinka man playing a balafon or gourd xylophone with sticks. In the background, men sit outside a hut or granary near a river. A negro playing on the balafo
King Sandaineh of Saloum, Senegambia, 18th centuryKing Sandaineh of Saloum, seated on a couch of reeds, Wolof or Jolof Empire, Senegambia, 18th century. In gold crown, cotton tunic, smoking a tobacco pipe. Scimitar and saddle on the walls
A floating bamboo bridge over the Senegal RiverMan and donkeys and other porters with sacks on their heads cross a floating bamboo bridge over the Senegal River. View of a a bridge over the Ba-Fing or Black River
Weapons and musical instruments of Senegambia, 18th centuryWeapons, musical instrument and pipe of Senegambia, 18th century. Bow, powder horn, lance, quiver, arrow, boot, guitar and tobacco pipe
Metalwork and woven items from Senegambia, 18th centuryForged metalwork and woven items from Senegambia, 18th century. Horses bit, spade and napha or portfolio. After Rene Claude Geoffroy de Villeneuves l Afrique, Paris, 1814
Man weaving cotton on a loom, Senegambia, 18th century. He sits with his legs in a pit, with the warp tied to a large rock, under a mat shade. A weaver. Tisserand negre
Two slatees guard a coffle of enslaved men, SenegalTwo armed Mandinka slatees (slave merchants) guard a coffle of six enslaved men, each wearing a heavy wooden neck collar supported by the man in front. Senegal, West Africa, 1800s
Woman of Senegambia beating cotton, 18th century. She beats the raw cotton instead of carding it. She sits on a wooden bench in front of a thatched hut
Blacksmith or goldsmith at work, Senegambia, 18th century. He works unders thatched hut with tools including fire, anvil, hammer, pincers and bellows. Orfevre ou Forgeron Negre. A goldsmith
View of a Fuli town and plantations, SenegambiaView of a Fuli or Fula town and plantations, Senegambia, 18th century. Circular walled village of the Fuli people. With cattle and guard house at left, rows of huts in centre
Plan of the King of Sines palace, Joal, Senegambia, 18th century. Entrance A, courts B, connecting huts C, kings hut D, wives huts E, reception area F, dining area G, servants huts H
Women of Senegambia washing themselves, 18th centuryWomen of Senegambia washing themselves with water from a basin, 18th century.. One carries a baby on her back. Negro women washing themselves
Sahara sand viper and black aspSahara sand viper, Cerastes vipera 1, and black asp, Vipera aspis atra, vulnerable 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Saharan woman on a camel, Algeria, North AfricaSaharan woman inside a litter draped with carpets on a camel, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922
Saharan boy with trumpet, Algeria, North AfricaSaharan boy blowing a trumpet, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922
Berber man of Northern Sahara, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922
Saharan barber and client, Algeria, North AfricaSaharan barber attending to a client in the street, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922
Spahi cavalryman on a camel, Algeria, North AfricaSpahi cavalryman on a camel, Sahara Desert, Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922
Map of Morocco, 1601Map of Morocco, north, africa, african, 1601. 1601