Sujet
Alexander Gordon Laing, Scottish explorer, (1870).Artist: S Freeman
Légende
Alexander Gordon Laing, Scottish explorer, (1870). Whilst exploring the basin of the River Niger, Laing (1793-1826) became the first European to reach Timbuktu. He was murdered shortly after leaving the city in September 1826. An engraving from Robert Chambers' A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London, 1870).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1870
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C12_323
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (2,5Mo) / 28,1cm x 44,9cm / 3319 x 5301 (300dpi)