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East African Collection

Background imageEast African Collection: A Chief of Abyssinia, c. 1870. Creator: Henri Alexandre Georges Regnault

A Chief of Abyssinia, c. 1870. Creator: Henri Alexandre Georges Regnault
A Chief of Abyssinia, c. 1870

Background imageEast African Collection: Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 13, 1596

Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 13, 1596
Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 13. Animals from Ethiopia and an elephant hunt, 1596

Background imageEast African Collection: The Abyssinian Expedition: a sketch in the town of Adigerat, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The Abyssinian Expedition: a sketch in the town of Adigerat, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Abyssinian Expedition: a sketch in the town of Adigerat, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by 'Count Seckendorff, a distinguished officer of the Guards in the Prussian Army

Background imageEast African Collection: Interior of an Abyssinian house, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Interior of an Abyssinian house, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Interior of an Abyssinian house, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by C. M'Dowall, assistant surgeon, of the 3rd Light Cavalry of the Bombay Army at the camp of Senafe

Background imageEast African Collection: Interior of an Abyssinian church at Chaffa, near Senafe, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Interior of an Abyssinian church at Chaffa, near Senafe, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Interior of an Abyssinian church at Chaffa, near Senafe, 1868. 'The church at the village of Chaffa, which is situated...two miles from the [British] camp at Senafe

Background imageEast African Collection: Single leaf with Saint Luke, late 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Single leaf with Saint Luke, late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Single leaf with Saint Luke, late 14th century

Background imageEast African Collection: The Virgin and Child with Archangels, Scenes from the Life of Christ, and Saints

The Virgin and Child with Archangels, Scenes from the Life of Christ, and Saints, early 17th century Creator: Unknown
The Virgin and Child with Archangels, Scenes from the Life of Christ, and Saints, early 17th century. The central panel of this triptych features a version of Mary

Background imageEast African Collection: Diptych Icon with Saint George, and Mary and the Infant Christ, early 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Diptych Icon with Saint George, and Mary and the Infant Christ, early 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Diptych Icon with Saint George, and Mary and the Infant Christ, early 15th century

Background imageEast African Collection: Right Half of a Diptych with the Virgin and Child Flanked by Angels, late 15th century

Right Half of a Diptych with the Virgin and Child Flanked by Angels, late 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Right Half of a Diptych with the Virgin and Child Flanked by Angels, late 15th century. This small-scale panel painting depicts the Virgin and Child flanked by the Archangels Michael

Background imageEast African Collection: Queen of Sheba and King Solomon conceiving King Menelik I, 20th Century. Creator: Unknown

Queen of Sheba and King Solomon conceiving King Menelik I, 20th Century. Creator: Unknown
Queen of Sheba and King Solomon conceiving King Menelik I, 20th Century

Background imageEast African Collection: Triptych with Mary and Her Son, Archangels, Scenes from Life of Christ and Saints

Triptych with Mary and Her Son, Archangels, Scenes from Life of Christ and Saints, early 16th cent. Creator: Unknown
Triptych with Mary and Her Son, Archangels, Scenes from Life of Christ and Saints, early 16th century. This triptych (three-paneled icon) is distinguished by its somber colours, linear patterns

Background imageEast African Collection: Conquest of German East Africa; Retreat of the enemy: the procession of the German.. 1917

Conquest of German East Africa; Retreat of the enemy: the procession of the German.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; Retreat of the enemy: the procession of the German governor, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageEast African Collection: Conquest of German East Africa; Halt of a company during the march on Mahenge, 1917

Conquest of German East Africa; Halt of a company during the march on Mahenge, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; Halt of a company during the march on Mahenge, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageEast African Collection: Conquest of German East Africa; An improvised aircraft hangar at Toa... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Conquest of German East Africa; An improvised aircraft hangar at Toa... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; An improvised aircraft hangar at Toa, for the assembly of floats for a seaplane, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Background imageEast African Collection: Conquest of German East Africa; Main part of defensive organisation of the port of Ujiji...1917

Conquest of German East Africa; Main part of defensive organisation of the port of Ujiji...1917. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; Main part of defensive organisation of the port of Ujiji-Kigoma on Tanganyika, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Background imageEast African Collection: Conquest of German East Africa; On May 8, 1916, Belgian Colonel Molitor... 1916. Creator: Unknown

Conquest of German East Africa; On May 8, 1916, Belgian Colonel Molitor... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Conquest of German East Africa; On May 8, 1916, Belgian Colonel Molitor entered Kigali, capital of Rwanda, a region bordering the Northern Part of the Belgian Congo, 1916

Background imageEast African Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femmes d'Issinie Pilant du Riz, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femmes d'Issinie Pilant du Riz, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femmes d'Issinie Pilant du Riz, c1797

Background imageEast African Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Negre d'Issinie, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Costumes de Différents Pays, Negre d'Issinie, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Negre d'Issinie, c1797

Background imageEast African Collection: Upper Nile Basin Map; The regions of the Cazembe, 1875. Creator: Charles Tilstone Beke

Upper Nile Basin Map; The regions of the Cazembe, 1875. Creator: Charles Tilstone Beke
Upper Nile Basin Map; The regions of the Cazembe, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageEast African Collection: Native of the Dinka tribe, white Nile, mending his drum; The Nile Valley above Khartum, 1875

Native of the Dinka tribe, white Nile, mending his drum; The Nile Valley above Khartum, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Native of the Dinka tribe, white Nile, mending his drum; The Nile Valley above Khartum, 1875.From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageEast African Collection: View of the White Nile; The Nile Valley above Khartum, 1875. Creator: Unknown

View of the White Nile; The Nile Valley above Khartum, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View of the White Nile; The Nile Valley above Khartum, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageEast African Collection: Double-sided Polyptych with the Virgin and Child, Saint George and the Young... late 18th cent

Double-sided Polyptych with the Virgin and Child, Saint George and the Young... late 18th cent. Creator: Unknown
Double-sided Polyptych with the Virgin and Child, Saint George and the Young Woman of Beirut, Archangels, and Saints, late 18th century

Background imageEast African Collection: Un chef abyssin de sa suite; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens

Un chef abyssin de sa suite; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens
Un chef abyssin de sa suite; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Femme Galla; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Femme Galla; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Femme Galla; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Danse de femmes Gallas; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Danse de femmes Gallas; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Danse de femmes Gallas; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: L'emballage des dents d'elephants pour l'exportation; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914

L'emballage des dents d'elephants pour l'exportation; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Le ficus geant de la place du marche d'Addis-Abeba; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914

Le ficus geant de la place du marche d'Addis-Abeba; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens
Le ficus geant de la place du marche d'Addis-Abeba; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Traversee d'une riviere abyssine (le Motjo) par une caravane; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914

Traversee d'une riviere abyssine (le Motjo) par une caravane; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Une vue des montagnes de l'Abyssinie; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens

Une vue des montagnes de l'Abyssinie; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Charles Chusseau-Flaviens
Une vue des montagnes de l'Abyssinie; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Le plateau ethiopien; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Le plateau ethiopien; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Le plateau ethiopien; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Paysage de l'Ouganda. Une cascade aux environs de Nairobi; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914

Paysage de l'Ouganda. Une cascade aux environs de Nairobi; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Paysage de l'Ouganda. Une cascade aux environs de Nairobi; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Kampala; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Kampala; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Kampala; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Entebbe; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Entebbe; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Entebbe; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Types de Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Types de Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Types de Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Un camp chez les Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Un camp chez les Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Un camp chez les Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Vue des steppes du Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Vue des steppes du Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Vue des steppes du Massai; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Le Victoria-Nyanza vu d'Entebbe; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Le Victoria-Nyanza vu d'Entebbe; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Le Victoria-Nyanza vu d'Entebbe; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Le Mont Kenia; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Le Mont Kenia; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Le Mont Kenia; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Ouganda: Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Ouganda: Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Ouganda: Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Le village negre d'Omdourman; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Le village negre d'Omdourman; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Le village negre d'Omdourman; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Khartoum et Omdourman (Le confluent des deux Nils); Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Khartoum et Omdourman (Le confluent des deux Nils); Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Khartoum et Omdourman (Le confluent des deux Nils); Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Vue de Karthoum; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Vue de Karthoum; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Vue de Karthoum; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Un village de Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Un village de Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Un village de Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Types de Bicharins; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Types de Bicharins; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Types de Bicharins; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Femmes Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Femmes Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Femmes Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Guerriers Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Guerriers Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Guerriers Chillouks; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Confluent des deux Nils; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Confluent des deux Nils; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Confluent des deux Nils; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Un aspect du Sudd; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Un aspect du Sudd; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Un aspect du Sudd; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Les chutes de Rippon; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Les chutes de Rippon; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Les chutes de Rippon; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: Afrique Orientale; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Afrique Orientale; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Afrique Orientale; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageEast African Collection: The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O

The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O Creator: Unknown
The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German Officials; The Skirmish outside the Village of Witu, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageEast African Collection: The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O

The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O Creator: Unknown
The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German Officials; The Burning of the Village of Witu, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageEast African Collection: The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O

The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O Creator: Unknown
The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German Officials; The Torpedo Party Destroying Fumo-Bakari's Palace, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageEast African Collection: The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O

The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O Creator: Unknown
The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German Officials; Bluejackets Demolishing the Gateway, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageEast African Collection: The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O

The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German O Creator: Unknown
The English Expedition to Witu, East Africa, to Punish the Natives for the Murder of Nine German Officials; The Palace of Sultan Fumo-Bakari, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageEast African Collection: Missionary Life in East Africa, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Missionary Life in East Africa, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Missionary Life in East Africa, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageEast African Collection: Ford Cortina MkII, 1967 East African Safari. Creator: Unknown

Ford Cortina MkII, 1967 East African Safari. Creator: Unknown
Ford Cortina MkII, 1967 East African Safari

Background imageEast African Collection: A Native Court in Ujili, Tanganyika Territory, Africa, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

A Native Court in Ujili, Tanganyika Territory, Africa, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
A Native Court in Ujili, Tanganyika Territory, Africa, c1930s. Tanganyika was taken under British rule by a League of Nations Mandate in 1922

Background imageEast African Collection: Kings African Rifles: Somaliland Camel Corps, 1936. Creator: Unknown

Kings African Rifles: Somaliland Camel Corps, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Kings African Rifles: Somaliland Camel Corps, 1936. From " Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas". [John Player & Sons, 1936]

Background imageEast African Collection: Group of Danakil men and women from the Italian port, Assab Bay, Eritrea, 1912

Group of Danakil men and women from the Italian port, Assab Bay, Eritrea, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Background imageEast African Collection: Woman and baby in a village near the Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia

Woman and baby in a village near the Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia

Background imageEast African Collection: A typical Ethopian from the Nile Valley, near its junction with the Atbara, 1912. Artist: G Pluschow

A typical Ethopian from the Nile Valley, near its junction with the Atbara, 1912. Artist: G Pluschow
A typical Ethopian from the Nile Valley, near its junction with the Atbara, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Background imageEast African Collection: Three young Masai women, 1912

Three young Masai women, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Background imageEast African Collection: A Masai matron, 1912

A Masai matron, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Background imageEast African Collection: A group of Abyssinians, 1912

A group of Abyssinians, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Background imageEast African Collection: The native market at Port Florence, Lake Victoria, Kenya, c1901-c1903(?)

The native market at Port Florence, Lake Victoria, Kenya, c1901-c1903(?). Artist: Keystone View Company
The native market at Port Florence, Lake Victoria, Kenya, c1901-c1903(?). Detail from a stereoscopic card. Port Florence is today known as Kisumu

Background imageEast African Collection: The Borana Bororansi dance, Somaliland

The Borana Bororansi dance, Somaliland. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Background imageEast African Collection: Swahili women with a fetish, Zanzibar

Swahili women with a fetish, Zanzibar. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Background imageEast African Collection: Hadendoan people, East Africa, 1922

Hadendoan people, East Africa, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Background imageEast African Collection: Somali woman, 20th century

Somali woman, 20th century. Africa Orientale postcard

Background imageEast African Collection: British troops in the bush on the borders of German East Africa, World War I, 1915

British troops in the bush on the borders of German East Africa, World War I, 1915. East Africa saw sporadic fierce fighting throughout World War I as the British

Background imageEast African Collection: Zanzibar Arab family, c1890

Zanzibar Arab family, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)


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