Framed Prints
Framed Print of Hippopotamus hunting in Angola, West Africa, 1880. Creator: Unknown
Hippopotamus hunting in Angola, West Africa, 1880. The huge beast's mouth...is furnished with a terrific array of gleaming tusks and oblique protruding incisors. These are...intended...for tearing up and chewing the grass and weeds and aquatic plants in the Central African rivers, the Nile or the Congo, anywhere from Nubia to Angola, or to the borders of our Colonial Kaffirland. The traveller who has moored his canoe or boat to the river-bank at night...will be very likely kept awake by the tumultuous sound of gurgling and snorting from all the waters that flow or spread over the plain for many miles around him; and, if one of the big brutes should happen to swim that way, it is quite possible that the canoe may suddenly be upset, or even crunched by the jaws of the playful monster. A herd of twenty or even thirty of these animals is frequently met with together, but half of them will be under water, so it is not easy to count the precise number. The hunter's first endeavour is to separate one from the herd, and then he gets a shot at it with his large elephant rifle, using an explosive shell instead of a bullet. His native servants and followers are much pleased by his killing a hippopotamus, from which they cut plenty of fat meat'. From Illustrated London News, 1880. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 41088875
Angola Europeans Hippo Hippopotamus Hippopotamus Amphibius Hunter Hunters Huntsman Huntsmen Mammal Oars Paddle Paddles Rifle Rifles Rowboat Rowing Boat
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 17cm (9.6" x 6.7")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
