Sujet

History of Africa

Légende

History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Leopoldville station. Panoramic view of the trading post and port from Ngaliema Bay in 1884. It was the first main Colonial Post near Stanley Pool. Henry Morton Stanley established this trading post on the shore of Ngaliema Bay in 1881 naming it Leopoldville, delegating the settlement to Anthony Swinburne (c.1858-1889). 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_376

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42,0Mo (2,8Mo) / 40,0cm x 26,3cm / 4724 x 3106 (300dpi)

Mots clés

steamship 19th century Africa African Anthony Swinburne Belgian Congo Congo European colonialism European exploration of the Congo Henry Morton Stanley Kinshasa Leopoldville Ngaliema Bay Swinburne Zaire boat Contemporary Age economy engraving hill history landscape panorama panoramic view port river riverbank trade station steamboat steamer steamship