Framed Prints
Framed Print of The Ashantee War: cutting and making a road to Coomassie, from a sketch by our special artist, 1874. Creator: Unknown
The Ashantee War: cutting and making a road to Coomassie [ie Kumasi], from a sketch by our special artist, 1874. Third Anglo-Ashanti War. The British Army in West Africa. The labour of cutting a road or path through the dense forest is much increased by the swampy ground in some places, and near Sutah the engineers found it needful to construct three miles and a half of corduroy road. This work, performed by 150 natives, is the subject of our Artist's sketch. After cutting side channels or gutters for the water to run off, a number of trees were felled and divided into logs; these were laid side by side upon the marshy ground, and were covered with twigs and earth or sand, to make a road for the troops. The natives, however, found such a road very painful to their feet, and would prefer wading through mud or water up to their knees. It required constant vigilance and incessant commands or threats on the part of the engineer to keep the labourers at their task; if he turned aside for a moment they would all sit down and do nothing. But the work was finished in very good time'. From Illustrated London News, 1874. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 42169338
Africans Anglo Ashanti Wars Asante Ashanti Axes Building Site Chopping Construction Site Controversial Controversy Cutting Europeans Expedition First Asante Expedition Ghana Ghanaian Gold Coast Gold Coast Ghana Africa Jungle Liana Logs Lumber Machete Rainforest Sagrenti War Third Anglo Asante War Third Anglo Ashanti War Timber Working Man Workman Workmen
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 16.8cm (9.6" x 6.6")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
