Sujet

Swarm of locusts at Delagoa Bay, East Africa, 1895. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Swarm of locusts at Delagoa Bay, East Africa, 1895. 'Mr. R. Ottley, of Cabo Submarino, Delagoa Bay, East Africa, writes under date May 20 - "I forward you a photograph of a swarm of locusts which have settled here during the past week and done immense damage to the mealie crops, young plantations of oranges, mangoes, and blue-gums, stripping them of every leaf and breaking down large branches measuring 6 in. in diameter with their weight. The accompanying photograph shows trees covered with locusts and with their branches broken. This flight of locusts is by far the biggest ever seen in these parts, covering the land for miles".' From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM26A09_186

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

16,6Mo (2,6Mo) / 23,5cm x 17,8cm / 2772 x 2098 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Africa animal crops agriculture farming bay insect insects British geography swarm mozambique damage damaged century Britain newspapers press locust locusts concept B&W swarming 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper photograph Unknown Delagoa Bay Maputo Bay 19th-century The Illustrated London News