
Sujet
The explorer Nachtigal with Sheik Omar of Bornu, 5 June 1870
Légende
The explorer Nachtigal with Sheik Omar of Bornu, 5 June 1870, (1936). 'Der Forscher Nachtigal Bei Scheich Omar Von Bornu, 5 Juni 1870'. Gustav Nachtigal giving presents from German emperor Wilhelm I (including a portrait of Wilhelm) to Umar of Borno in acknowledgment of kindness shown to German travellers. German explorer Gustav Nachtigal (1834-1885) visited Sheik Umar of Borno (died 1881), ruler of the Kanem-Bornu Empire (which formerly existed in areas what are now Chad and Nigeria). Nachtigal served as the German Empire's consul-general for Tunisia and Commissioner for West Africa. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]
Date
1936
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F23_391
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
59,9Mo (2,3Mo) / 42,1cm x 35,6cm / 4976 x 4204 (300dpi)