Sujet
Elmina, Gold Coast, West Africa, c1890. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Elmina, Gold Coast, West Africa, c1890. Elmina was the first important European port on the Gold Coast. It was founded by Portuguese in 1482 and became a major centre for the gold trade. In 1957, the Gold Coast became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to become independent, and was renamed Ghana. An engraving from Robert Brown's The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1890
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C13_093
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,8Mo) / 41,6cm x 30,1cm / 4914 x 3553 (300dpi)