Benin Collection (page 5)

Map of Dahomey (colour litho)
2818321 Map of Dahomey (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Dahomey. Carte du Dahomey)

Behanzin, King of Dahomey (colour litho)
2818284 Behanzin, King of Dahomey (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Behanzin, King of Dahomey. Behanzin. Roi de Dahomey)

Dahomeenne Portant Ses Deux Jumeaux (colour photo)
2804298 Dahomeenne Portant Ses Deux Jumeaux (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahomeenne Portant Ses Deux Jumeaux)

Le Roi D Ifanhim Et Sa Suite (colour photo)
2804294 Le Roi D Ifanhim Et Sa Suite (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Roi D Ifanhim Et Sa Suite)

Children playing a game of Amazons in Dahomey (chromolitho)
2788855 Children playing a game of Amazons in Dahomey (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing a game of Amazons in Dahomey)

La Riviere IVI (colour photo)
2804301 La Riviere IVI (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Riviere IVI)

Case Dahomeenne, Region Sud (colour photo)
2804300 Case Dahomeenne, Region Sud (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Case Dahomeenne, Region Sud)

Femme Portant Son Enfant (colour photo)
2804297 Femme Portant Son Enfant (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Femme Portant Son Enfant)

Un Ministre Du Roi Toffa (colour photo)
2804293 Un Ministre Du Roi Toffa (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Ministre Du Roi Toffa)

Les Hamaquaires Au Dahomey (colour photo)
2804291 Les Hamaquaires Au Dahomey (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Hamaquaires Au Dahomey)

The Benin expedition: Captain Campbells brigade bringing up the rear in the advance on the town. On the morning of February 18th the column moved on from the spot where it had encamped the night

The Benin expedition- in quest of water: On the morning after the occupation of Benin three hundred water-carriers, with the seamen and marines of the Theseus and two companies of Houssas

A Dahomey Priest spinning Sacred Cotton (engraving)
1589804 A Dahomey Priest spinning Sacred Cotton (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dahomey Priest spinning Sacred Cotton)

The Benin Expedition (engraving)
1597314 The Benin Expedition (engraving) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Benin Expedition)

France and Her Colonies, the Fete Nationale at Porto Novo (b / w photo)
1042480 France and Her Colonies, the Fete Nationale at Porto Novo (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: France and Her Colonies)

Dahomey, Victims for the Attoh Custom (engraving)
1053790 Dahomey, Victims for the Attoh Custom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahomey, Victims for the Attoh Custom)

Map of the Kingdom of Juida, or Whidah (engraving)
979815 Map of the Kingdom of Juida, or Whidah (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carte du Royaume de Juida ou Whidah, by Jacques Nichloas Bellin)

The coronation of Adjiki, new King of Porto-Novo, French Dahomey (colour litho)
2779388 The coronation of Adjiki, new King of Porto-Novo, French Dahomey (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The coronation of Adjiki)

The Siege of Kana by General Alfred-Amedee Dodds (1842-1922) 6th November 1892
CHT197119 The Siege of Kana by General Alfred-Amedee Dodds (1842-1922) 6th November 1892, engraved by L. Geisler (colour litho) by Dascher, G

General Dodds, commander of the French troops in Dahomey (colour litho)
2818347 General Dodds, commander of the French troops in Dahomey (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Dodds)

The King of Benin (Dahomey)
GIA4730924 The King of Benin (Dahomey). by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King of Benin (Dahomey).); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Captain Gallwey and Edo chiefs, Benin, Nigeria, 1892 (gelatin silver print)
622666 Captain Gallwey and Edo chiefs, Benin, Nigeria, 1892 (gelatin silver print) by Swainson, J. H. (fl.1892); 10.2x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Franco-Dahomean Wars, 1890-1892 (coloured engraving)
5998735 Franco-Dahomean Wars, 1890-1892 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franco-Dahomean Wars, 1890-1892)

French troops commanded by General Alfred-Amedee Dodds attacking Abomey, Dahomey, Second Franco-Dahomean War
5998714 French troops commanded by General Alfred-Amedee Dodds attacking Abomey, Dahomey, Second Franco-Dahomean War, 1892 (coloured engraving) by French School

At Dahomey (now Benin): entry of the French flag in Abomey - in "
LSE4098723 At Dahomey (now Benin): entry of the French flag in Abomey - in " Le Petity Journal" of 10/12/1892 by Meyer

Portrait of Tofa I (Toffa) (circa 1850-1908), king of Dahomey (Benin
XEE4142730 Portrait of Tofa I (Toffa) (circa 1850-1908), king of Dahomey (Benin) to Porto Novo (Porto-Novo). A newspaper. Engraving in " Le monde illustree" of 1892. Private collection

Return of General Alfred Dodds (1842-1922) from the Dahomet expedition aboard the Thibet
XEE4173224 Return of General Alfred Dodds (1842-1922) from the Dahomet expedition aboard the Thibet. One of the newspaper " Le Petit Parisien" on 14/05/1893

Amazones-archers combattant (engraving)
2789883 Amazones-archers combattant (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazones-archers combattant. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1863)

In Dahomey: the fetishes of Cana - the god of war (colour litho)
2818345 In Dahomey: the fetishes of Cana - the god of war (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Dahomey: the fetishes of Cana - the god of war)

French explorer Rene Caillies expedition to Dahomey, 1817-1828 (chromolitho)
2815912 French explorer Rene Caillies expedition to Dahomey, 1817-1828 (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Case Dahomeenne, Region Nord (colour photo)
2804299 Case Dahomeenne, Region Nord (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Case Dahomeenne, Region Nord)

Feticheur (colour photo)
2804295 Feticheur (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feticheur. Illustration for Autour Du Monde (L Boulanger, c 1900).); © Look and Learn

Akasini, King of Assinie, 1780 (coloured engraving)
468730 Akasini, King of Assinie, 1780 (coloured engraving) by Duflos, Pierre (1742-1816); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruler of a kingdom near Ouidah in the Benin region of the Gold Coast)

The Captured King of Benin (litho)
1042657 The Captured King of Benin (litho) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Captured King of Benin)

The Dahomey Campaign of 1892 (colour litho)
CHT211426 The Dahomey Campaign of 1892 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: death of Commandant Faurax at Dogba; capture of Abomey by Alfred Amedee Dodds)

Battles of Dogba and Akpa, Dahomey, Second Franco-Dahomean War, 1892 (coloured engraving)
5998705 Battles of Dogba and Akpa, Dahomey, Second Franco-Dahomean War, 1892 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battles of Dogba and Akpa, Dahomey)

Battle of Dgebe, Dahomey, Second Franco-Dahomean War, 4 October 1892 (coloured engraving)
5998704 Battle of Dgebe, Dahomey, Second Franco-Dahomean War, 4 October 1892 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Dgebe, Dahomey)

The Lagos-Dahomey Frontier Question, Scenes in the Disputed Hinterland District (litho)
1615084 The Lagos-Dahomey Frontier Question, Scenes in the Disputed Hinterland District (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rear-Admiral H M Rawson, CB, Commander of the Punitive Expedition to Benin (b / w photo)
1597104 Rear-Admiral H M Rawson, CB, Commander of the Punitive Expedition to Benin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rear-Admiral H M Rawson, CB)

A Snake-House at Whydah, Dahomey, West Coast of Africa (engraving)
1602652 A Snake-House at Whydah, Dahomey, West Coast of Africa (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Snake-House at Whydah, Dahomey, West Coast of Africa)

The French Expedition to Dahomey, Toffa, the Native King of Porto Novo (engraving)
1603758 The French Expedition to Dahomey, Toffa, the Native King of Porto Novo (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French Expedition to Dahomey, Toffa)

The Peace Palaver at Whydah (engraving)
1589528 The Peace Palaver at Whydah (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peace Palaver at Whydah)

The Blockade of Whydah, Mail Steamer Africa sending Mails to HMS Sirius (engraving)
1106371 The Blockade of Whydah, Mail Steamer Africa sending Mails to HMS Sirius (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blockade of Whydah)

Dogba battle between General Doddss expeditionary force and Behanzins troops
XEE4409434 Dogba battle between General Doddss expeditionary force and Behanzins troops. Dahomey, (present-day Benin) on 19 September 1892. Image of Epinal

The French General Alfred Amedee Dodds (1842-1922) in Benin (Dahomey) in 1892
XEE4412366 The French General Alfred Amedee Dodds (1842-1922) in Benin (Dahomey) in 1892 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dolls and exotic toys: the game of the Amazons among children of Dahomey (now Benin)
LSE4112196 Dolls and exotic toys: the game of the Amazons among children of Dahomey (now Benin). Chromolithography of Liebig products

Map of Africa: detail depicting the Gulf of Benin with the island of Saint Helene
GIA4804810 Map of Africa: detail depicting the Gulf of Benin with the island of Saint Helene. 17th century Rome Italian Geographic Society by Unknown Artist

General Alfred Dodds (1842-1922), after having distinguished himself during missions to
LSE4323761 General Alfred Dodds (1842-1922), after having distinguished himself during missions to Indochina and pacifying Senegal, he led the Dahomey campaign and received the Dahomey medal

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"Discover the Rich Cultural Heritage of Benin: From Ivory Masks to Voodoo Fetishes" Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Benin, a country nestled in West Africa. Known for its captivating history and diverse traditions, this enchanting land offers a plethora of experiences that will leave you awe-inspired. One cannot mention Benin without acknowledging its iconic ivory mask, worn by the revered Oba during ceremonial occasions. This masterpiece showcases the exquisite craftsmanship and artistic prowess that has been passed down through generations. Exploring further, you'll come across the infamous Route des Esclaves in Ouidah, also known as the Route of Slaves. Standing on its beachfront evokes a somber reflection on humanity's dark past while honoring those who suffered during this tragic chapter. Venturing into Porto Novo, witness a bustling street scene that encapsulates everyday life in this vibrant city. The blend of traditional and modern influences is evident as locals go about their daily routines amidst colorful markets and lively football matches. Delve deeper into Beninese culture and encounter legendary figures like the Amazons - fierce warriors who played an integral role in Dahomey's history. Colored engravings bring these tales to life, showcasing their strength and bravery alongside witch doctors who hold mystical powers within their grasp. Religion plays a significant role here too; experience Sunday celebrations at the Celestial Church of Christ where choirs fill Missessinto with harmonious melodies that resonate deep within your soul. For those seeking spiritual enlightenment or simply curious about ancient practices, witnessing sacrifices made to Dankoli voodoo fetish in Savalou offers an intriguing glimpse into local beliefs and customs. Beyond all these remarkable facets lies something truly heartwarming – grandmothers nurturing love throughout households. Their wisdom permeates every corner as they pass down age-old traditions from one generation to another while ensuring familial bonds remain strong. To truly understand the essence of Benin, step into its kitchens and markets.