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The King of Ashantis Palace at Kumasi, 1874The King of Ashantis palace at Kumasi, the Ashanti capital, viewed from the east in 1874 towards the end of the second Ashanti War (1873-74)
Archbishop Manning on Clerkenwell Green, London, 1872Engraving showing Archbishop Manning administering the pledge, before a large audience on Clerkenwell Green, London, 1872
A poor young London street ArabIllustration entitled A London Street Arab The Bete Noir of School Boards. This is a portrait of a poor boy in ragged clothes
Fante Soldiers serving with the British against the AshantiSoldiers from the Fante tribe who served under the British in their war against the Ashanti empire on the Gold Coast
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - The burning of KumasiIn 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana, the British attacked and virtually destroyed the Asanti capital of Kumasi
Summoning bearers to Cape Coast Castle, 1874Natives from protected tribes are summoned with a bell and shouts to act as bearers or carriers for the British in the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Panoramic view of Cape Coast Castle, 1874Panoramic view of Cape Coast Castle, headquarters and garrison of the British on the Gold Coast, West Africa. It has been sketched from the bridge of the steam ship Volta ans shows the coastline
View from Government House, Cape Coast Castle, 1873This is the view from Government House, Cape Coast Castle, headquarters of the the British on the Gold Coast
The Ashanti War (1873-74) Arrivals at Cape Coast CastleArrivals at the North Gate of Cape Coast Castle
Grand Palaver at Jellah Coffee, 1874A scene from the Gold Coast - a Grand Palaver at Jellah Coffee between the Administrator and the native kings and chiefs
The Ashanti War (1873-74) The 42nd Highlanders in the frontThis shows the soldiers from the 42nd Highlanders engaged in the front of the battle against the Ashantis during the 2nd Ashanti War towards the end of 1873
Cape Coast Castle and forts in 1873Cape Coast Castle was the was the seat of British colonialism upto the time of the 2nd Ashanti War
General market in Cape Coast Castle, 1874Scene of the general market in Cape Coast Castle, seat of British colonialism in West Africa, during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Royal Dramatic College, Surrey, 1866Engraving showing the exterior of the Royal Dramatic College, Maybury, Surrey in 1866
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native soldiers surprisedA night alarm during sentry duty during the 2nd Ashanti War. Native soldiers eyes wide with fear tread softly in the direction of danger
The town of Sutah, Gold Coast, 1874Sutah was one of the towns which the British took on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
The Ashanti War (1873-74) Paying a West India regimentBritish officers paying soldiers of a West India regiment during the 2nd Ashanti War
Boys at Charterhouse celebrating the Relief of Mafeking, 190Illustration showing schoolboys at Charterhouse boarding school celebrating the news of the Relief of Mafeking during the Boer War, 1900
Port of Christianborg near Accra, 1873This former Swedish outpost on the Gold Coast was sold to the British in 1873 when, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana
London County Council Meeting, 1890Engraving showing a London County Council Meeting at Spring Gardens, 1890
A young boy with British officers in Kumasi, 1874The last in Kumasi - a young boy eating bananas while a British officer tries to talk to him. In the background, the British troops are marching away
Irish Unionist Meeting in London, 1886Engraving showing the Great Unionist Meeting at Her Majestys Opera House, Haymarket, London, April 1886. A patriotic audience (bottom) acclaims Earl Cowper (centre, standing)
The Ashanti War (1873-74)The British camp of Mansu on the road to the Prah river during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
The Castle of Elmina, Gold Coast, 1873The Castle of Elmina which both the British and the Ashanti Kings tried to capture sits on the shore of the Gold Coast
Fetish tree in a village near Cape Coast Castle, 1873Fetish tree in a village near Cape Coast Castle towards the end of 1873. An English officer is surrounded by young native boys as he checks a document
The Rolls House and Public Record Office, London, 1882Engraving showing a number of views of the Rolls House and the Public Record Office, London, 1882
Bombardment of Fort Masnaah, Gulf of Oman, 1874Bombardment of Fort Masnaah, Gulf of Oman, by two vessels of the Royal Navy, H.M.S. Rifleman and H.M.S. Philomel and the Hugh Rose, a vessel from the Bombay Marine service
Accra and its coastline in 1873Accra sketched in 1873, the year, when after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana
The Ashanti War (1873-74) The battlefield of AbrakrampaThe battlefield of Abrakrampa during the 2nd Ashanti War where trees have been chopped down
A village on the river Prah during the 2nd Ashanti WarOn their march towards the Ashanti capital of Kumasi, British soldiers watch the peaceful scene of women catching fish and tritons in the river Prah
Sentries of the different lines of troops in Camp at PrahsuSentries of the different lines of troops in camp at Prah-su during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
The town of Accroful, 1874Accroful was one of the towns where the British and set up camp on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
The Ashanti War (1873-74) The camp at Prah-su, 1874Native artillery crossing the river at the camp at Prah-su, on the river Prah. Native bearers or carriers bring artillery over the bridge
An Ashanti village before the 2nd Ashanti war in 1873Normal life in an Ashanti village before the outbreak of the second Ashanti War in 1873-74
The Camp at Dunquah, Gold Coast, 1874Dunquah was one of the towns where the British set up camp on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Town of Barracoe, Gold Coast, 1874Barracoe was one of the towns which the British took on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Interior of an Ashanti hut sketched before the 2nd Ashanti WInterior of an Ashanti hut sketched before the second Ashanti War
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - The arrival of storesThe arrival of stores carried by native bearers to a British garrison during the 2nd Ashanti War
The King of Ashantis bed, 1874A British soldier looks into the bedchamber of the King of Ashanti which has a raised four poster bed with a canopy
Natives of Ugogo, East Central Africa, 1874Fashion in hairstyles of the native Wagogo men of Ugogo in East Central Africa sketched by Lieutenant Cameron commander of the Livingstone Search and Relief Expedition in the late 19th century
Ashanti war drums, 1874Ashanti war drums by a wall
Selling Indian corn on the streets of Cape Coast Castle, 187Natives selling Indian corn in the streets of Cape Coast Castle, headquarters of the British on the Gold Coast. This was sketched during the 2nd Ashantee War (1873-74)
The town of Yancomassie-Assin, 1874Yancommassie-Assin was one of the towns where the British and set up camp on their expedition to defeat the King of Ashanti during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Water supply to Cape Coast Castle, 1874The water supply to Cape Coast Castle, headquarters of the British in the Gold Coast
Distribution of boots and clothing to poor childrenThese illustrations show the London Samaritan Societys distribution of boots and clothing to poor children as follows
Poor children on Westminster BridgeThis illustration entitled Left Behind shows poor children on Westminster Bridge watching a steamboat taking their companions for a days outing. It was drawn from life by Paul Renouard
Market place at Kumasi, 1873The market place at Kumasi before the arrival of the British forces during the 2nd Ashanti War
A poor seamstress on Christmas morningThis illustration entitled The poor seamstress on Christmas morning shows a lonely but prayerful young woman and a respectful sympathy for the poor
Shipping bullocks to Cape Coast Castle, 1874Shipping bullocks from Sierra Leone for Cape Coast Castle during the British expedition to crush the King of the Ashantis in the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
House where Livingstone dwelt in his youthThis is the house where David Livingstone, explorer, lived in his youth
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native carriers crossing mangrovThis shows the difficulties of the native bearers as they tried to cross the mangroves on the river banks of the river Prah
The room in which Dr. Livingstone was bornThe room in which Dr. Livingstone, explorer, was born. David Livingstone was born at Blantyre, eight miles south of Glasgow, on 19 March 1813
The Queen of Ashantis bed, 1874A British soldier enters the empty bedchamber of the Queen of Ashanti which has a bed on the floor and is nowhere near as grand an affair as the Kings bedchamber
The Ashanti War (1873-74) The return from Kumasi, 1874The return of the British and native troops from their expedition to Kumasi. They are seen here crossing a river. This was sketched during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Poor children in front of the The Guards Band in St. JamesPoor children running and playing in front of the The Guards Band in St. James Park
Inner courtyard of King of Ashantis palace, 1874The inner courtyard of the King of Ashantis palace captured by the British during the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)
Interested Spectators, 1892Engraving showing two Victorian women and a dog, standing on a small bridge, admiring the river scene below during the summer of 1892
