Sujet

History of Africa

Légende

History of Africa. 19th century. Mad with joy, Albert straddles the animal's body. He was one of the Danish crew of the whaler Albion who, together with the Scots, towed the carcass of a hippopotamus to the beach to dismember it and take advantage of the meat. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados (The Congo and the Founding of its Free State. A Story of Work and Exploration), by Henry M. Stanley. Edited in Barcelona, ca.1890. Spain.

Date

02 juil. 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG22A72_328

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41,9Mo (3,1Mo) / 40,0cm x 26,2cm / 4724 x 3097 (300dpi)

Mots clés

shotgun 19th century Africa African boat Congo Danish European European colonialism European exploration of the Congo Henry M. Stanley Scots animal beach black race Contemporary Age corpse crew death engraving group hippo hippopotamus history hunter hunting hunting trophy indigenous men native people rifle shotgun