Africa Gallery

Chief Teteleka and Council, c.1895 (b/w photo)

701568 Chief Teteleka and Council, c.1895 (b/w photo) by South African Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chief Teteleka was a collaborator with the British Imperial forces who was put in charge of Chief Langalibalele ((c1814 - 1889), king of the amaHlubi tribe who rebelled against the British), when he returned to the Colony of Natal from exile.); South African, out of copyright

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The British in Natal in 1824, illustration from Hutchinson'

IL370593 The British in Natal in 1824, illustration from Hutchinson's Story of the British Nation (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant Francis George Farewell (1784-1829) the father of the Port Natal Colony in South Africa; King Shaka kaSenzangak (c.1787-1828) also known as Shaka Zulu, the most influential leader of the Zulu Kingdom;); American, out of copyright

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View from a point near the King's House, from The British Expedition to

ILN288758 View from a point near the King's House, from The British Expedition to Abyssinia, 1868 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London, UK; (add.info.: The Battle of Magdala was fought in April of 1868 between British and Ethiopian forces. The British were led by Robert Napier, while the Ethiopians were led by Emperor Tewodros II (1818-68); the British won the battle, and Tewodros committed suicide;); English, out of copyright

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