Eritrea Collection

The Expedition to Abyssinia: waterfall on the Mai Muna, near Senafe, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Expedition to Abyssinia: waterfall on the Mai Muna, near Senafe, 1868. 'The scenery of Abyssinia is now becoming familiar to the readers of this Journal

The Expedition to Abyssinia: the Mayen Wells, half way to Senafe, 1868. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Expedition to Abyssinia: the Mayen Wells, half way to Senafe, 1868. 'The scenery of Abyssinia is now becoming familiar to the readers of this Journal

The Abyssinian Expedition: view of the plateau at Senafe, looking towards the Adowa Peaks, 1868. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Abyssinian Expedition: view of the plateau at Senafe, looking towards the Adowa Peaks, 1868. View from a hill near the camp of the British Army, looking '...in a south-west direction

The Abyssinian Expedition: the water-tanks at Zulla, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Abyssinian Expedition: the water-tanks at Zulla, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by Captain F. F. Atkinson, 45th Regiment (British Army)

The Abyssinian Expedition: the Middle Sooroo Defile in the Senafe Pass, 1868. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Abyssinian Expedition: the Middle Sooroo Defile in the Senafe Pass, 1868. View of '...the Middle Sooroo defile, with a pioneer party making their way along it...The Tekonda Pass from the coast

The Abyssinian Expedition: the Hot Springs of Ailet, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Abyssinian Expedition: the Hot Springs of Ailet, 1868. 'A remarkable feature in the strip of border-land outside of Abyssinia, along the shores of the Red Sea, is the hot springs of Ailet

The Abyssinian Expedition: the British camp at Senafe on Christmas Day, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Abyssinian Expedition: the British camp at Senafe on Christmas Day, 1868. 'Senafe, on the Abyssinian tableland, at the head of the Koomaylee Pass, stands at a level of 7300 ft

The Abyssinian Expedition: review of the British Army on the Queen's birthday, at Senafe, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Abyssinian Expedition: review of the British Army on the Queen's birthday, at Senafe [in Eritrea], 1868. 'After Sir Robert (Napier) had passed along the line

The Abyssinian Expedition: Koomailee, at the mouth of the pass leading to Senafe, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Abyssinian Expedition: Koomailee, at the mouth of the pass leading to Senafe, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by 'Our esteemed correspondent the Staff Officer

The Abyssinian Expedition: pier and landing-place at Zulla, Annesley Bay, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Abyssinian Expedition: pier and landing-place at Zulla, Annesley Bay, 1868. Engraving from a photograph by Captain Pottinger, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General

The Abyssinian Expedition: a sketch on the shore at Zulla, Annesley Bay, 1868. Creator: C. R
The Abyssinian Expedition: a sketch on the shore at Zulla, Annesley Bay, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by Captain F. F. Atkinson, of the 45th Regiment (British Army)

Cross used in processions, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Cross used in processions, 1868. 'The Engraving of a metal cross is taken from one which was presented to Mr. Clements Markham, the geographer accompanying the [British] Abyssinian expedition

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

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

Church and shrine of St. Romanus, Barra-Kat, near Senafe, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Church and shrine of St. Romanus, Barra-Kat, near Senafe, 1868. View of '...one of the most ancient and sacred shrines of Abyssinia - namely, the place where repose the bones of St

The Isle of Mussowah, in the Red Sea, the head-quarters of the Abyssinian Relief Mission, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Isle of Mussowah, in the Red Sea, the head-quarters of the Abyssinian Relief Mission, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant S. S

Tabota or ark, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Tabota or ark, 1868. Religious item from Abyssinia. 'The ark is a timber frame of three shelves, on which are placed a large bunch of wild thyme

Bells of musical stone, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Bells of musical stone, 1868. Instrument in the courtyard of a church at Chaffa, near Senafe, Abyssinia, 1868. The '...inclosure is entered surrounding the church, which is overgrown with long grass

View on the River Abal; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
View on the River Abal; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

River Gash in the rainy season; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
River Gash in the rainy season; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Samhar peasant at a well; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Samhar peasant at a well; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Erythrean Sibyl, from the series of Sibyls, ca. 1530. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
Erythrean Sibyl, from the series of Sibyls, ca. 1530

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]

A girl of the Tigre people, Africa, 1922. The girl has thickly oiled and buttered hair. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past

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