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European Marine, Protection, and Colonial troops, chromolithograph, published in 1897

Uniforms of Marine troops, Protection troops and Colonial troops of European nations at the end of the 19th century: I) German Empire: 1) Deck officer, 2) Naval officer (small service dress); 3) Admiral (gala uniform with the ribbon of the Black Eagle Order); 4) Mechanical engineer (gala uniform); 5) Sailor (ordinary summer suit); 6) Fireworks petty officer (parade uniform); 7) Sailor in shipyard clothing; 8) Naval cadet; 9) Sea soldier; 10-14) Protection (colonial) troops in East Africa: 10) Officer (garnison suit), 11) Officer (field suit), 12) Sergeant (homeland suit), 13) Sudanese, 14) Sulu; II) Austria-Hungary: 1-2) Sailors in blue and white suit, 3) Frigate captain, 4-5) Naval officers (small uniform and gala uniform); III) Italy: 1) Naval officer (small uniform), 2) Admiral, 3) Sergant, 4) Sailor (1st class), 5) Bersagliere in tropical uniform; IV) France: 1-2) Naval officers (small and big uniform), 3) Admiral, 4-5) Sailors in different suits, 6) Marine infantryman (battlefield), 7) Marine infantryman (parade), 8) Tirailleur from Senegal, 9) Annamite tirailleur; V) Russia: 1-2) Naval officers (small and big uniform), 3) Sailor (summer suit), 4) Soldier of the Marine guard; VI) Great Britain: 1) Admiral, 2-3) Naval officers (small and big uniform), 4-6) Sailors in different uniforms, 7) Marine infantryman (Royal Marine Light Infantry), 8) Soldier of the Indian Army (battlefield), 9) Hussar the Volunteer Prince Wales Hussars of the Province Victoria in Australia, 10) Infantry officer of the Voluntary Militia of Jamaica, 11) Volunteer cavalryman from the Cape of Good Hope. Chromolithograph, published in 1897

Tufted capuchin, Sapajus apella, and squirrel

Senegal bushbaby, Galago senegalensis, and spectral tarsier, Tarsius tarsier (vulnerable). . Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Massard, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History

© Florilegius / Mary Evans

Senegal - Griot playing a Kora

Senegal - seated Griot playing a Kora, a 21-stringed harp lute that originated in the Gambia River valley with the Mandinko but is one of the most popular instruments in Senegal. Griots from most Mande groups in Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea Bissau play the kora, which has featured on a number of western recordings in recent years. A Griot is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition, and is also often seen as something of a societal leader due to his traditional position as an adviser to royal personages. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection