Sujet

History of Africa

Légende

History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. The first main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa (near Stanley Pool). Henry Morton Stanley established a trading post on the shore of Ngaliema Bay in 1881, delegating the settlement to Anthony Swinburne (c.1858-1889). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados (The Congo and the Founding of its Free State. A Story of Work and Exploration), by Henry M. Stanley. Edited in Barcelona, ca.1890. Spain.

Date

02 juil. 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG22A72_375

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42,4Mo (3,7Mo) / 40,0cm x 26,6cm / 4724 x 3137 (300dpi)

Mots clés

trees 19th century Africa African Anthony Swinburne Belgian Congo Congo European colonialism European exploration of the Congo Henry Morton Stanley Kinshasa Leopoldville Zaire black ethnicity colonialism colony commerce Contemporary Age engraving factory history hut indigenous native people station thatched roof trade trading house trees