Africa Gallery

The Taking of Segou-Sikoro, 1890 (engraving)

3082225 The Taking of Segou-Sikoro, 1890 (engraving) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: The village of SA©gou-Koro prospered after Biton Mamary Coulibaly became king in 1712 and founded the SA©gou (or Bamana) Empire. Mungo Park became the first European known to have visited the village in 1796. The empire gradually declined and was conquered by El Hadj Umar Tall's Toucouleur Empire in 1861, then by the French Army Colonel Louis Archinard in 1890.); Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright

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Commercial Exchange, Cape Town, illustration from Travels and Adventures in

XJF448242 Commercial Exchange, Cape Town, illustration from Travels and Adventures in Southern Africa by George Thompson, published 1827 (engraving) by Thompson, George (fl.1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thompson, who arrived in the Cape about 1818, was a successful merchant who travelled widely around southern Africa as a result of his business; The Commercial Exchange in Cape Town was founded in 1817 by a group of British merchants;); English, out of copyright

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Cliffs at Attah, from Picturesque Views on the River Niger: sketched during

XJF437966 Cliffs at Attah, from Picturesque Views on the River Niger: sketched during Lander's last visit in 1832-33 lithograph made by Thomas Picken, published 1840 (litho) by Allen, William (1793-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commander William Allen painted these pictures while accompanying the Cornish explorer of western Africa Richard Lemon Lander (1804-1834) on his final journey down the River Niger; The purpose of the expedition was to found a trading settlement at the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers but during the journey Lander was attacked by African tribesmen and was wounded by a musket ball in the thigh that eventually killed him; This image is in fact of the landing place at Iddah, a town on the east bank of the River Niger famous for its sandstone cliffs; Thomas Picken (1815-1870);); English, out of copyright

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