Colonialist Collection

PAXTON, Joseph (1801-1865). Crystal Palace. 1851. First building with revolutionary modular, prefabricated design, and use of glass. Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London

PEDRO de VALDIVIA (c1500-1553). Spanish conqueror of Chile. American banknote engraving, 19th century

HORATIO HERBERT KITCHENER (1850-1916). First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome. British soldier

The Battle of Plassey, (1757), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Plassey, (1757), 1890. The Battle of Plassey, a decisive victory for the British East India Company over the Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757

Cecil John Rhodes, portrait c. 1900
3782928 Cecil John Rhodes, portrait c. 1900; (add.info.: Cecil John Rhodes, portrait c. 1900. Cecil Rhodes was an English-born businessman, mining magnate, and politician in South Africa)

Spanish women in a horse-drawn carriage led by an Indian
AIS5348900 Spanish women in a horse-drawn carriage led by an Indian, from the book " Trujillo del Peru" or " CAodice MartAinez CompaAnAon"

David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Portrait
David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. In 1852 he discovered the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi and reached the shores of the Indian Ocean in 1856. Portrait. Engraving

State entry into Delhi
The King-Emperor and Queen-Empress made their state entry into Delhi. The King-Emperor was wearing a field-marshal's uniform with the ribbon of the Star of India

Death of David Livingstone (1813-1873). Engraving. Colored
David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Death of Livingstone in the village of Chief Chitambo's, 1873. Engraving by Riov. The Illustrated World, 1882. Colored

BELTRAME, Achille (1871-1945). Second Boer War. Battle of Colenso, December 15, 1899. Boer forces led by Louis Botha defeated the English army of General Sir Redvers Buller. Engraving

BELTRAME, Achille (1871-1945). Battle in Transwaal in October 1899, during the Second Boer War. Engraving

Enlisting Natives on the Island of La Reunion, from Le Petit Journal, 10th February 1895 (coloured engraving)
XIR103464 Enlisting Natives on the Island of La Reunion, from Le Petit Journal, 10th February 1895 (coloured engraving) by Tofani

Negus Menelik at the battle of Adwa (1896), 1898
7143439 Negus Menelik at the battle of Adwa (1896), 1898 by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Ethiopia. First Italo Ethiopian War)

The Aztec children, as exhibited in England (engraving)
7200144 The Aztec children, as exhibited in England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Aztec children, as exhibited in England)

The Demonstration Of The Parisian Students In Favor Of The Boers, Missing By The Police In Front Of The Sorbonne
2798456 The Demonstration Of The Parisian Students In Favor Of The Boers, Missing By The Police In Front Of The Sorbonne (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Battle in Sahara, 1900
7143097 Battle in Sahara, 1900 by Belon, Jose (d.1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Algeria. Battle between french troops and tuaregs near In Salah, Sahara)

Cairo Curios; or, The Shepheards Flock, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361030 Cairo Curios; or, The Shepheards Flock, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

Military parade in Barbados, 1853 (colour litho)
1729634 Military parade in Barbados, 1853 (colour litho) by Walker, Edmund (fl.1836-d.1882); (add.info.: Military parade in Barbados, english colony, engraving by E. Walker 1853)

A Good Son, a Good Soldier, 1910 (colour litho)
1729118 A Good Son, a Good Soldier, 1910 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: BD colonisation 1910)

Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) illustration from Twelve Portraits - Second Series, published 1899 (hand-coloured woodblock)
ELB109856 Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) illustration from Twelve Portraits - Second Series, published 1899 (hand-coloured woodblock) by Nicholson

Nestor Fenleroc, European settler hunting in Africa. 1923 (engraving)
6437544 Nestor Fenleroc, European settler hunting in Africa. 1923 (engraving) by Peltier, Louis (1885-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Safari)

General Alfred-Amedee Dodds, commander of the French army during the Second Franco-Dahomean War Africa (b / w photo)
7200486 General Alfred-Amedee Dodds, commander of the French army during the Second Franco-Dahomean War Africa (b/w photo) by Brichaut

Nestor Fenleroc, European colon photographs an ostrich in Africa. 1923 (engraving)
6437545 Nestor Fenleroc, European colon photographs an ostrich in Africa. 1923 (engraving) by Peltier, Louis (1885-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Safari)

The hike of Samba Diouf, 1926 (engraving)
7064516 The hike of Samba Diouf, 1926 (engraving) by Falke, Pierre (1884-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: " The hike of Samba Diouf" colonial novel (1922)

Lord Roberts (1832-1914) on the march to Kandahar, 1880 from Heroes of History pub
IL99949 Lord Roberts (1832-1914) on the march to Kandahar, 1880 from Heroes of History pub. by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London (book illustration) by Davie

Mail coach in Algeria (engraving)
7157326 Mail coach in Algeria (engraving) by Richter, Albert (1845-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mail coach in Algeria. Illustration from Illustrierte Zeitung, 1881.); © Look and Learn

Visiting a Raja of the Timor Islands (pen, ink and w / c on paper)
7088905 Visiting a Raja of the Timor Islands (pen, ink and w/c on paper) by Pellion, Alphonse (1796-1868); 27x33.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alphonse Pellion, artist and naval draughtsman)

Place du Gouvernement and Hotel de la Regence, Algiers, Algeria (b / w photo)
7202073 Place du Gouvernement and Hotel de la Regence, Algiers, Algeria (b/w photo) by Geiser, Jean (1848-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Place du Gouvernement and Hotel de la Regence)

Making Tappa (native cloth), 1890s (sepia photo)
STC170329 Making Tappa (native cloth), 1890s (sepia photo) by Severin, Theodore (1862-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: probably Tahiti or Marquesas Islands; ); The Stapleton Collection

Nestor Fenleroc, European settler visits an African tribe. 1923 (engraving)
6437548 Nestor Fenleroc, European settler visits an African tribe. 1923 (engraving) by Peltier, Louis (1885-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Safari)

Street scene in Algeria. Painting by Vincent Manago (1880-1936) 1903 (oil on canvas)
JEB4913939 Street scene in Algeria. Painting by Vincent Manago (1880-1936) 1903 (oil on canvas) by Manago, Vincent (1880-1936); 40x61 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard

Nestor Fenleroc, European settler hunting in Africa. 1923 (engraving)
6437543 Nestor Fenleroc, European settler hunting in Africa. 1923 (engraving) by Peltier, Louis (1885-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Safari)

View of the Admiralty at Algiers, c. 1899 (hand-coloured photo)
1267965 View of the Admiralty at Algiers, c.1899 (hand-coloured photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Admiralty in the harbour of Algiers)

Arrival of the mail at a Scheutist mission, Belgian Congo, 1892 (b / w photo)
7148613 Arrival of the mail at a Scheutist mission, Belgian Congo, 1892 (b/w photo) by Belgian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle naming the territory of Louisiana in North America
7148541 French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle naming the territory of Louisiana in North America and claiming it for France, 1682 (litho) by English School

Battle between French and Moroccan soldiers in Morocco, 1844 (engraving)
7153944 Battle between French and Moroccan soldiers in Morocco, 1844 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Guide to Life)

Early stamp battery for grinding ore at a gold mine on the Wiwatersrand, Transvaal, South Africa (b / w photo)
7157605 Early stamp battery for grinding ore at a gold mine on the Wiwatersrand, Transvaal, South Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Dobbs, Arthur (litho)
7181431 Dobbs, Arthur (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dobbs, Arthur. Engraver: Mac Ardell)

Explorers seeking a Parley with Natives (engraving)
7181281 Explorers seeking a Parley with Natives (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explorers seeking a Parley with Natives)

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Lord High Admiral (etching)
7185594 Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Lord High Admiral (etching) by Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587-1658)

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Lord High Admiral (engraving)
7185591 Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Lord High Admiral (engraving) by Faithorne, William (1616-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1587-1658)

Fight between a British soldier and a Zulu warrior (chromolitho)
7157173 Fight between a British soldier and a Zulu warrior (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fight between a British soldier and a Zulu warrior)

Dutch fortifications and port of Batavia, Java (engraving)
7172579 Dutch fortifications and port of Batavia, Java (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dutch fortifications and port of Batavia, Java)

Malacca, East Indies (engraving)
7172581 Malacca, East Indies (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Malacca, East Indies)

Shipwreck of English admiral Sir George Somers on Bemuda, 1609 (litho)
7148745 Shipwreck of English admiral Sir George Somers on Bemuda, 1609 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

James Oglethorpe, British soldier, politician and founder of the North American colony of Georgia (etching)
7185556 James Oglethorpe, British soldier, politician and founder of the North American colony of Georgia (etching) by Ireland

Sir Samuel Baker in Africa, Different Modes of Travel (colour litho)
7181593 Sir Samuel Baker in Africa, Different Modes of Travel (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Samuel Baker in Africa, Different Modes of Travel)

Sir Henry Havelock during his advance on Lucknow, India, 1857 (engraving)
7201225 Sir Henry Havelock during his advance on Lucknow, India, 1857 (engraving) by Doyle, Charles Altamont (1832-93); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Exploring, Conquering, and Inaugurating: The Colonialist Era Unveiled" Step into the intriguing world of colonialism as we delve into the lives and events that shaped this era. From military strategists to intrepid explorers, these individuals left an indelible mark on history. Horatio Herbert Kitchener, First Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, stands tall as a symbol of British imperialism. His leadership during World War I and his role in shaping British policies across Africa are testament to his influence. Pedro de Valdivia, the Spanish conqueror of Chile, epitomizes the audacity and ambition that characterized European expansion. This American banknote engraving from the 19th century immortalizes his conquests in South America. Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace serves as a breathtaking reminder of Britain's industrial might during the height of its empire. Erected for the Great Exhibition in 1851, it showcased technological advancements from around the world. David Livingstone emerges as a Scottish explorer who ventured deep into uncharted territories in Africa. His portrait captures both his determination and curiosity that drove him to uncover new lands and cultures. Witnessing grandeur unfold before your eyes is none other than Delhi's state entry ceremony—a spectacle marking imperial power at its zenith. The opulence displayed here reflects colonial dominance over India. The colored engraving depicting David Livingstone's death transports us to an emotional moment when one man's quest came to an end but ignited further exploration by others who followed in his footsteps. Achille Beltrame brings us closer to two significant events—the Second Boer War and a battle fought valiantly in Transvaal—showcasing how conflicts fueled territorial ambitions during this period. Travel back even further with "The Battle of Plassey, " capturing a pivotal moment when British forces secured their control over Bengal, forever altering the course of Indian history.