Sujet
'Captain Cameron and the other Abyssinian Captives', c1864. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
'Captain Cameron and the other Abyssinian Captives', c1864. Captain Charles Cameron, British Consul in Ethiopia, (far right), and others were taken prisoner by the Abyssinian emperor Tewodros II on 3 January 1864. Cameron, his European staff, and four missionaries were kept in chains for over two years. Shown here are: Kerans, Rassam, Stern, Prideaux, Mr & Mrs Rosenthal and Child, Blanc, Pietro and Cameron. Their capture led to the British Expedition to Abyssinia. Engraving after a photograph. Published in "Illustrated Battles of the Nineteenth Century. By Archibald Forbes, Major Arthur Griffiths, and others." [Cassell & Co, London, 1895-1897]
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Date
1864
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D55_224
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
120,5Mo (6,4Mo) / 67,4cm x 44,8cm / 7955 x 5296 (300dpi)