Title

Gordon's diary of the siege of Khartoum, 14th December 1884. Artist: General Gordon

Caption

Gordon's diary of the siege of Khartoum, 14th December 1884. Diary written by Major General Charles George Gordon during the siege, from 10th September. (the day on which Colonel Stewart and Frank Power left Khartoum) to 14th December 1884. From the first series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I - V, (London, 1899).
The Print Collector collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C17_209

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,0Mb) / 12,5in x 15,5in / 3762 x 4662 (300dpi)

Keywords

city arts book letter color colour war location century handwriting diary literature concept correspondence signature manuscript facsimile 19th century Khartoum nineteenth century siege The Print Collector colonialism imperialism Siege of Khartoum 1884 photograph General Gordon Chinese Gordon Charles George Gordon Gordon General Charles George Gordon Cherles George photograph