Colonial Administrator Collection

Vice-Admiral Kuper, C.B., Commander-In-Chief of the East India and China Station, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Vice-Admiral Kuper, C.B., Commander-In-Chief of the East India and China Station, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by M. Beato in Japan

A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. 'The Illustration affords another evidence of the elephant's sagacity

Peruvian bark tree plantations in the Neilgherry Hills, India..., 1862. Creator: Unknown
Peruvian bark tree plantations in the Neilgherry Hills, India: Sir William Denison, Governor of Madras, planting the first tree in a new plantation, 1862. 'Mr

Statue of Sir W. Stevenson, late Governor of the Mauritius, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Sir W. Stevenson, late Governor of the Mauritius, 1864. 'The model has just been completed, at Rome, of a statue about to be erected in bronze, at Port Louis

Opening of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway: arrival of the first train..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway: arrival of the first train at Wellington Station, 1864. 'This is the only considerable railway undertaking begun in South Africa

Otto van Rees, Governor-general, after 1884-c.1899. Creator: Unknown
Otto van Rees, Governor-general, after 1884-c.1899. Van Rees (1823-1892) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1884-1888

Turning the First Turf of the Ceylon Railway, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Turning the First Turf of the Ceylon Railway, 1858. Engraving from a photographs by Mr. Parting, of a ceremony performed...by his Excellency Sir Henry Ward, the Governor of the Island

Signing of the Treaty between England and China at Tien-tsin on June 26, 1858, (1858). Creator: Unknown
Signing of the Treaty between England and China at Tien-tsin on June 26, 1858, (1858). Hwa-Sha-Na; the Earl of Elgin, Kwei-Leang; Admiral [Sir Michael] Seymour...the ceremony of signing the treaty

Return of the Prince of Wales from India: the Governor of Bombay...on board the Serapis...1876. Creator: Unknown
Return of the Prince of Wales from India: the Governor of Bombay taking leave on board the Serapis, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII returns to England

The Prince of Wales landing at St. John, New Brunswick... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales landing at St. John, New Brunswick, [Canada], - from a drawing by our special artist G. H. Andrews, 1860. His Royal Highness [future King Edward VII] reached the harbour of St

Sir John Bowring, Governor of Hong-Kong - from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Sir John Bowring, Governor of Hong-Kong - from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank, 1860. In the latter part of 1853 he was promoted to the post of Superintendent of Trade in China

Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Landing of the Prince of Wales at Colombo: the Governor introducing Cinghalese chiefs to the Prince [of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The Governor (the Right Hon. W. H)

Major-General the Hon. Sir Henry Ramsay, C.B. K.C.S.I. Commissioner of Kumaon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Major-General the Hon. Sir Henry Ramsay, C.B. K.C.S.I. Commissioner of Kumaon, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Sache

The Royal Visit to India: Scindia proposing the health of the Prince of Wales at Gwalior...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Visit to India: Scindia proposing the health of the Prince of Wales at Gwalior, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

The Prince of Wales knighting the Right Hon. W. H. Gregory... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales knighting the Right Hon. W. H. Gregory, Governor of Ceylon, in the Hall of the Old Kandyan Kings, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council... 1876. Creator: C. R
Mr. Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales the address of the Municipal Council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII recieves a gift from the first mayor of Colombo

Nos Grands Chefs; Le general Lyautey, ministre de la guerre, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Nos Grands Chefs; Le general Lyautey, ministre de la guerre, 1917. First World War:.General Lyautey, minister of war. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

English Official, between c.1750 and c.1800. Creator: Unknown
English Official, between c.1750 and c.1800

"Chota Haziree", or Little Breakfast, in India, from a photograph by A. Williamson, 1858. Creator: Unknown
"Chota Haziree", or Little Breakfast, in India, from a photograph by A. Williamson, 1858. British colonial administrators having an early breakfast

W. H. Adams, Esq. (formerly member for Boston), Chief Justice of Hong-Kong, 1860. Creator: Unknown
W. H. Adams, Esq. (formerly member for Boston), Chief Justice of Hong-Kong, 1860. It is no longer necessary that a man should be a descendant of a proud ancestry in order that he may achieve

Pieter Mijer, Governor-General, 1874. Creator: Jan Hendrik Neuman
Pieter Mijer, Governor-General, 1874. Mijer (1812-81) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1866-1871

Pieter Mijer (1812-81). Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1876. Creator: Jan Hendrik Neuman
Pieter Mijer (1812-81). Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1876

Pieter Merkus, Governor-General, 1844-1851. Creator: Unknown
Pieter Merkus, Governor-General, 1844-1851. Portrait of Dutch colonial administrator Pieter Merkus (1787-1844), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1841-1844. Copy after Jan Willem Pieneman

Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens (1762-1838). Gouverneur-generaal (1811-12), 1815-1900. Creator: Unknown
Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens. Governor-general, 1815-1900. Dutch nobleman, soldier and statesman Janssens (1762-1838) served as the governor of the Dutch Cape Colony

Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge, Governor-General, 1931-1950. Creator: Jan Frank
Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge, Governor-General, 1931-1950. Portrait of Dutch politician and aristocrat Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875-1958) who served as Minister of War

Dirk Fock, Governor-General, 1925. Creator: Jan Frank
Dirk Fock, Governor-General, 1925. Dutch politician and diplomat Dirk Fock (1858-1941) was Governor of Suriname, Speaker of the House of Representatives

Willem Rooseboom, Governor-General, 1905. Creator: Hendrik Johannes Haverman
Willem Rooseboom, Governor-General, 1905. Portrait of Dutch Major General and politician Willem Rooseboom (1843-1920), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1899-1904

Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz, Governor-General, 1909. Creator: Hannké
Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz, Governor-General, 1909. Portrait of J. B. van Heutsz (1851-1924), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1904-1909

Portrait of Major General Paul Mascarene, 1729. Creator: John Smibert
Portrait of Major General Paul Mascarene, 1729. Paul Mascarene was born Jean-Paul Mascarene in France in 1684 or 1685. He was educated in Geneva and in 1706 began a military career in England

Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, c1900. Creator: Gabriel Lekegian
Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, c1900. Senior British Army officer, colonial administrator and imperialist. Known for his victory at the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan

A Governor-General, 1937. Creator: Unknown
A Governor-General, 1937. From "The Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth 1937". [John Player & Sons, London, 1937]

Sir George Goldie, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Sir George Goldie, c1900. Portrait of George Taubman Goldie, British colonial administrator, Governor of the Royal Niger Company and President of the Royal Geographical Society

Lord Cromer, c1900. Creator: Dickinson
Lord Cromer, c1900. Portrait of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator; president of the Men's League for Opposing Women's Suffrage

Lord Cromer, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Lord Cromer, c1900. Portrait of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator; president of the Men's League for Opposing Women's Suffrage

Portrait of the Baud family in their country house in Voorburg, 1831-1832. Creator: Raden Saleh
Portrait of the Baud family in their country house in Voorburg, 1831-1832. Baud 1789-1859) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1833 until 1836

Portrait of Jan Pranger and an Enslaved Servant, 1742. Creator: Frans van der Mijn
Portrait of Jan Pranger and an Enslaved Servant, 1742. Other Title(s): Portrait of Jan Pranger and an Enslaved Servant

Pieter Mijer (1812-81). Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1876. Creator: Jan Hendrik Neuman
Pieter Mijer (1812-81). Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1876

James Loudon, Governor-General, 1871-1885. Creator: Andries van den Berg
James Loudon, Governor-General, 1871-1885. Loudon (1824-1900) was Minister of Colonial Affairs, King's Commissioner, and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1872-1875

Johan François Adriaan Cateau van Rosevelt... 1885. Creator: Lovera
Johan Francois Adriaan Cateau van Rosevelt, Chief of the Construction Department and Agent General of Immigration in Suriname, 1885

Reception of the envoys of the King of Kandy by Governor Imam Falck, 1772. Creator: Carel Frederik Reimer
Reception of the envoys of the King of Kandy by Governor Imam [sic] Falck, 1772. Iman Willem Falck, Governor of Zeylan (Dutch Ceylon, now Sri Lanka)

La rencontre a Gibraltar, du general Lyautey, venant en France, et du general Gouraud... 1916. Creator: A Terrier
La rencontre a Gibraltar, du general Lyautey, venant en France, et du general Gouraud, qui va le remplacer au Maroc, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Johan Paul Graaf van Limburg Stirum, Governor-General, 1920. Creator: M. Loebell
Johan Paul Graaf van Limburg Stirum, Governor-General, 1920. Johan Paul, Count of Limburg-Stirum (1873-1948) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1916-1921

Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck, Governor-General, 1900. Creator: Louis. Storm van S'Gravensande
Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck, Governor-General, 1900. Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck (1840-1914) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1893-1899

Reception of the New Governor (Kennedy) of Western Australia, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the New Governor (Kennedy) of Western Australia, 1856. Western Australia has recently received an accession of strength and vigour in the person of Governor Kennedy

Col. Frank McIntyre, U.S.A. Bureau of Insular Affairs, Snap, Maj. Gen. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col
Col. Frank McIntyre, U.S. Army Bureau of Insular Affairs, Snap, Major General, 1917. The Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs was responsible for federal administration of the Philippines

Departure of the Ex-Governor from Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Departure of the Ex-Governor from Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1854. Sir Arthur Kennedy leaves the coast of West Africa. We are indebted to a Correspondent for the accompanying Sketch of the departure of

Movers and Seconders of the addresses in both Houses of Parliament in answer to the... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Movers and Seconders of the addresses in both Houses of Parliament in answer to the Queen's Speech: Lord Dufferin, 1862

Sir John Lawrence, Bart. G.C.B. Chief Commissioner of the Punjaub, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sir John Lawrence, Bart. G.C.B. Chief Commissioner of the Punjaub, 1858. Sir John Mair Laird Lawrence...[who] has recently been raised to the dignity of a Baronet...is a man who has won his way to

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