Africa Gallery

Discussion of the Congo Question at the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, 1885 (engraving)

485244 Discussion of the Congo Question at the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, 1885 (engraving) by Tilly, Pierre Emile (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bismarck (seen here standing ) convened a Conference (the Kongokonferenz) of 14 states (including the United States) to settle the partitioning of Africa among the European powers and to enhance the prestige and power of the relatively new German Empire; the most important issue was the future of the Congo River Basin; the principle of freedom of navigation on the Niger and Congo rivers was established; additionally, King Leopold of Belgium would later be able to acquire the Congo Free State as his personal property and other territorial claims and disputes were settled between France, Great Britain and Germany; Otto von Bismarck (1815-98) German Chancellor and one of the main creators of the German Empire;); French, out of copyright

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Tegumada Ademola, England, 1904 (gelatin silver print)

622651 Tegumada Ademola, England, 1904 (gelatin silver print) by Langfier, Louis Adolph (1869-1925); 20.2x15.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tegumada Ademola accompanied Gbadebo I to London on his state visit to Edward VII. Gbadebo I (1854-1920) was ruler of the Egba in Abeokuta, a traditional state in southwestern Nigeria.); A© Michael Graham-Stewart; British, out of copyright

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Toucouleur, Grand Marabout du Fouta, from Senegalese sketches, face of the country

884600 Toucouleur, Grand Marabout du Fouta, from Senegalese sketches, face of the country, nations, commerce, religions, past and future, stories and legends, 1853 (colour litho) by Boilat, David (1814-1901); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Toucoulaure; Grand Marabout du Fouta.
Esquisses SA©nA©galaises; physionomie du pays, peuplades, commerce, religions, passA© et avenir, rA©cits et lA©gendes.); A© Archives Charmet; Senegalese, out of copyright

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