Title

The Ashantee War: newspaper correspondents' quarters in the camp at Prah-Su, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The Ashantee War: newspaper correspondents' quarters in the camp at Prah-Su, from a sketch by our special artist, 1874. Third Anglo Ashanti War - journalists embedded with the British Army in West Africa. 'Times; Illustrated London News; New York Herald; Standard...Our Artist, while sojourning at Prah-su, found convenient accommodation in a hut, shared with him by Mr. Henry Stanley ['finder' of David Livingstone], of the New York Herald, and Mr. Henty, of the Standard. He has acknowledged their friendly aid in more than one letter, and his sketch of "the newspaper correspondents' quarters" will serve as a token of remembrance'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM25A32_319

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

41,6Mo (4,0Mo) / 31,4cm x 33,2cm / 3705 x 3922 (300dpi)

Keywords

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