Title

Ichaboe - mode of shipping the guano, 1844. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Ichaboe - mode of shipping the guano, 1844. Loading bird manure off the coast of south-west Africa. Account of Lieutenant Petrie: 'Up to the 24th of May, in this year alone, twelve ships have already arrived in Liverpool, whose united cargoes amount to 6670 tons. A large number of ships are now loading, by last accounts, at Ichaboe, and many more are on their way with cargoes from that place, so that the market will, no doubt, be immediately supplied with abundance, at very moderate prices'. This was the guano equivalent of the American gold rush. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM21A07_363

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Rights managed

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52,3Mb (4,3Mb) / 16,5in x 12,3in / 4960 x 3684 (300dpi)

Keywords

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