Sujet

Council House, Samoa, the Scene of the Late Conflict, 1876. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Council House, Samoa, the Scene of the Late Conflict, 1876. '...the insurrection, or revolution...caused an intervention on the part of a British ship of war, and...some lives were lost in the conflict. It appears that the natives, or a party of them, had dethroned King Malitoa. Captain Stevens, commanding the British steamer 'Barracouta', landed with marines, and marched to the Council House, where the Legislature was assembled, the Captain intending to restore the King. The natives showing opposition, the marines were ordered to disarm them, and a battle ensued...[View after a sketch by Lieutenant Nassau Stephens, of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, of] the Council House, where the native chiefs meet to deliberate. Behind the houses the thick tropical vegetation affords capital cover for the natives, not easily passable by European troops'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A81_283

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,6Mo (4,8Mo) / 42,0cm x 32,6cm / 4960 x 3850 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature exterior outdoors tree building buildings house houses plant plants arts tropical country art British palm tree palm trees color palms South Pacific conflict roof bamboo location century empire Britain newspapers press print concept controversy B&W controversial engraved engraving Samoa Colour Samoan 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century trees The Print Collector British Empire Illustrated London News TGN ILN outside newspaper Unknown 19th-century