Zanzibar Collection

Poster advertising the British India Line to East Africa
Poster advertising cruises on the British India Line to East Africa. Departures are from London and Marseilles to Mombasa, Tanga, Zanzibar, Dar Es Salaam and Beira

Palace of Wonders, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Palace of Wonders (or House of Wonders, Beit-al-Ajaib), Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was built in 1883 for the second sultan. Date: late 1920s

Zanzibar - Tanzania - Large Ivory Tusks Date: circa 1910s

Tanzania - Fish & Nut Vendors, Zanzibar City
Fish & Nut Vendors, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Date: 1927

Vasco di Gamas Fort, built 1498. The lady dressed in a Leso is carrying a kerosene tin of water on her head. This is the regular method of water supply in Zanzibar. 1935

Rhynchosia malacophylla. Collected in Zanzibar by German botanist Charles Theodore Hilsenberg and Czech botanist Wenceslas Bojer, sent by Irish naturalist Charles Telfair from Mauritius

Black-eyed susan vine, Thunbergia alata
Black-eyed susan vine, or wing-petioled thunbergia, Thunbergia alata

A Fruit Market - Zanzibar, East Africa
A Fruit Market - Stone town, Zanzibar, East Africa. circa 1920s

Zanzibar
This painting shows a gathering of manned dhow sail boats on the Indian Ocean, by the Island of Zanzibar, also known as Unguja. Date: circa 1915

Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar and British officials
1890s Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar and British officials

Swahili women, Zanzibar island, Tanzania, East Africa
Two Swahili women of Zanzibar island, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. One is helping the other with her hair. Date: 1922

Men of Zanzibar holding large tusks, Tanzania, East Africa
Two men of Zanzibar holding a pair of large ivory tusks, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922

Swahili woman, Zanzibar peninsula, Tanzania, East Africa
Young Swahili woman of the Zanzibar peninsula, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. A convert from Islam to Christianity. Date: 1922

Woman of Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa
Woman of Zanzibar in traditional costume and mask (barakoa), Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922

ZANZIBAR / FRUIT MARKET
The fruit market Date: circa 1870

Ruins of Maharubi Palace, Zanzibar, East Africa - built outside Zanzibar Town in 1882 for Sultan Barghash to house his impressively large harem

Moloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Moloo Brothers & Co, Main Street, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Claimed to be the largest curio shop in East Africa, selling silk, ivory and other items. Date: circa 1920s

Zanzibar, Tanzania - Convicts
Zanzibar, Tanzania - Shackled convicts Date: circa 1910s

Sultan of Zanzibar in British seaplane, 1917
Guests of the Allies, 1917. The Sultan of Zanzibar travels as a passenger in a British seaplane, his first trip in the air

The Dreadnought Hoax, report in The Sketch
Page from The Sketch magazine reporting on the Dreadnought hoax

Tanzania - The Court House, Zanzibar City
The Court House, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Date: 1927

The Sultans Court, Zanzibar, East Africa Date: circa 1930s

Zanzibar - East Africa - Children - Studio Photograph. The lower two children are holding playing cards. Date: circa 1903

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Zanzibar. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

David Livingstones House, Zanzibar
Scottish explorer David Livingstones House, Zanzibar - a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa

Palce of the Sultan, Zanzibar, 1896, before bombardment. Date: 1896

Zanzibar, after the bombardment in 1896 (Anglo-Zanzibar War)
Zanzibar, after the bombardment in 1896. (Anglo-Zanzibar War sometimes known a the worlds shortest war ). Date: 1896

Zanzibar, 1896, after the bomabrdment (Anglo-Zanzibar War)
Zanzibar, 1896, after the bomabrdment of the Anglo-Zanzibar War. Date: 1896

Bargash bin Said (1837-1888). Colored engraving
Bargash bin Said (1837-1888). Sultan of Zanzibar. Engraving of The Illustrated World, 1883. Colored

Africa. Women of Zanzibar. Engraved by Adrien Maris in 1882. Colored

Reception at Zanzibar
The Sultan of Zanzibar (present-day Tanzania) receives a British delegation in his palace. Date: 1889

Zanzibar Beer Making
Primitive beer-making in Zanzibar, East Africa Date: 1877

Pauline Serpent
Travellers on the Pauline, en route to Zanzibar, see a whale encircled by this serpent-like creature : the ships chaplain sketches it and Captain Drevar confirms the sighting Date: July 1875

Sultan of Zanzibar at Manchester
The Sultan of Zanzibar, his Highness the Seyyid Burghash bin Said, pictured during his stay in Manchester in July 1875

Missionary home for boys, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Missionary home for boys at Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was run by a British charity, the Universities Mission to Central Africa. Date: circa 1910

Mbweni Girls School, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Mbweni Girls School at Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was run by a British charity, the Universities Mission to Central Africa. Date: circa 1910

Kuwait dhow off Zanzibar, Tanzania
Kuwait dhow off Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1950

Christ Church Cathedral, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Christ Church Cathedral, Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). It was built on the site of the old slave market. Date: circa 1910

Sea front view, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Sea front view at Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). circa 1950

Law Courts in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Law Courts in Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1908

Telfairia pedata, oyster nut, queens nut, Zanzibar oil vine fruit in sections, seed, and embryo.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Coolies (Indentured Labourers) Carrying Stone, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Date: 1911

Tanzania - Street Scene, Zanzibar City
Street Scene, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Date: 1927

Frank Weston, Bishop of Zanzibar
The Right Reverend Frank Weston, Bishop of Zanzibar Date: circa 1910

Zanzibar - Maharubi Palace and Ruins
Zanzibar - Maharubi Palace and Mtoni Palace Ruins Date: circa 1940s

Rear-Admiral H. H. Rawson (1843-1910)
Photograph of Rear-Admiral H.H. Rawson of the Royal Navy, 1897

Beautiful Carved Door - Zanzibar, East Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Sultan Khalifa II bin Harub of Zanzibar, East Africa
The Sultan of Zanzibar, East Africa, His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub. He ruled Zanzibar from December 9, 1911 to October 9, 1960. Date: circa 1950s

Zanzibar - Swahili Girl in a spotty hat and outfit Date: 1911

Zanzibar Railway - Tanzania
Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, East Africa. The Bububu Railway which ran from Zanzibar Town to Bububu by steam train. This was the first steam locomotive in East Africa. Date: 1911

Zanzibar - Zanzibar City - Museum
The Peace Memorial building, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Now holds the Zanzibar museum, with Giant Tortoises in the garden. They live wild on one of the small islands nearby

Zanzibar - Zanzibar City (Stone Town)
View over the rooftops of Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Zanzibar - a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Joseph can be seen at rear centre

The African city of Zanzibar

Zanzibar - The Sultans Country Palace Date: 1932

Livingstones House
The home of Scottish explorer David Livingstone at Zanzibar, Tanzania, east Africa. Date: 1813 - 1873

African Houses
Houses in a village in Zanzibar, Tanzania, east Africa. Date: 1966

Sultan of Zanzibar
Sultan / Khalifa Ibn Kharbu (Full name: Sayyid Sir Khalia II bin Harub Al-Said). Ruled Zanzibar between 1911 and 1960. Built the harbour and the stone town and tar roads on Pemba Island

Tanzania Zanzibar
The waterfront after one of the hurricanes which periodically ravage the town

Zanzibar / Consulates
The British and American consulates

Fruit Market / Zanzibar
In a country known for its spices, the fruit market is very crowded

Sayyid Sa id / Zanzibar
SAYYID SA ID Sultan of Zanzibar

Tanzania / Zanzibar C1880
General view of the city, looking across the Fort to the harbour and the sea

Zanzibar from the Sea
View of the city from the sea

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