Sujet

Portuguese gun-boat on the Zambesi, 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Portuguese gun-boat on the Zambesi, 1890. 'The Portuguese gun-boat on the Zambesi, shown in our Illustration, is one of those specially constructed for that Government by Messrs. Yarrow and Co., of Poplar; they are stern-wheelers, drawing only 12 in. of water, and carry machine-guns, with which they took part, on the Shiré, in Major Serpa Pinto's conflict with the Makololo. His troops were formed of Zulus from Inhlambame, lower down the coast'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A51_060

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

24,8Mo (3,7Mo) / 31,0cm x 20,1cm / 3656 x 2373 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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