Afrique Collection

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 TU-TAL Libreville (msn 46890, line number 77), of Air Afrique, at the Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget Airport in May-June 1973 Date: 1973

King Denis Rapontchombo of Gabon and his Wife, 1865 (engraving)
1730972 King Denis Rapontchombo of Gabon and his Wife, 1865 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: King Denis Rapontchombo of Gabon (1780-1876) and his wife, engraving, 1865)

A great hunting day! 1900 (engraving)
8677949 A great hunting day! 1900 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A great hunting day! 1900 engraving by P. Malher and E)

Head of a daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Green feldspar sculpture. Egypt, New Kingdom, XVIII dynasty (Amenophis IV)
BEN5472858 Head of a daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Green feldspar sculpture. Egypt, New Kingdom, XVIII dynasty (Amenophis IV, 1373 -1357 BC), 14th century BC

Portrait of a young Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984605 Portrait of a young Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portrait of a young Egyptian woman - Photograph second half of the 19th century)

Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984578 Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portraits of women from Sudan - Photograph second half of the 19th century -); Photo © DDF

The fountain of Moses, near Suez (Egypt) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984572 The fountain of Moses, near Suez (Egypt) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: The fountain of Moses)

Gum arabic, verek or hashab gum, Acacia senegal. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by
FLO4987044 Gum arabic, verek or hashab gum, Acacia senegal. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Senegal senna, Italian senna or Port Royal senna, Senna italica (Cassia obovata)
FLO4987028 Senegal senna, Italian senna or Port Royal senna, Senna italica (Cassia obovata). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

View of Egypt and Nubia: The Hypethrum Temple in the island of Philae
JEB4833994 View of Egypt and Nubia: The Hypethrum Temple in the island of Philae.; (add.info.: View of Egypt and Nubia: The Hypethrum Temple in the island of Philae)

Old Testament Scene: The Ten Wounds of Egypt - Moses and the Plague of Locusts Engraving 19th century Private
ELD4919853 Old Testament Scene: The Ten Wounds of Egypt - Moses and the Plague of Locusts Engraving 19th century Private collection; (add.info.: Old Testament Scene)

Cairo: Sudanese. Postcard. Early 20th century
THT4304470 Cairo: Sudanese. Postcard. Early 20th century.; (add.info.: Cairo: Sudanese. Postcard. Early 20th century.); © Jacques Marthelot. All rights reserved 2024.

Desert of the Somalis coast (present-day Republic of Djibouti). Photograph on glass plate, late 19th century
LOD4353440 Desert of the Somalis coast (present-day Republic of Djibouti). Photograph on glass plate, late 19th century.; (add.info.: Desert of the Somalis coast (present-day Republic of Djibouti)

Dorcas gazelle - gazelle dorcas ou dorcade - Gazella dorcas (vulnerable), running from a cheetah - guepard - Acinonyx
FLO4646496 Dorcas gazelle - gazelle dorcas ou dorcade - Gazella dorcas (vulnerable), running from a cheetah - guepard - Acinonyx jubatus (vulnerable)

Asian elephant and African savannah elephant - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885)
FLO4651655 Asian elephant and African savannah elephant - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840)

African wattled lapwing or Senegal wattled plover, Vanellus senegallus (Striped-throated lapwing)
FLO4651026 African wattled lapwing or Senegal wattled plover, Vanellus senegallus (Striped-throated lapwing, Vanellus strigilatus)

Senegal coucal or Senegal lark-heel, Centropus senegalensis. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after
FLO4650999 Senegal coucal or Senegal lark-heel, Centropus senegalensis. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library

Man of the Xhosa people, South Africa (Kafir of the Amakosa). In cloak and loincloth, holding a stick
FLO4688398 Man of the Xhosa people, South Africa (Kafir of the Amakosa). In cloak and loincloth, holding a stick. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Native of Benguela city in headdress and earrings, and native of Angola. Handcoloured lithograph by J
FLO4688416 Native of Benguela city in headdress and earrings, and native of Angola. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Bull from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London

Male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722824 Male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Le Vaillant's camp on the banks of the Orange River in the Richtersveld
FLO4722707 Le Vaillant's camp on the banks of the Orange River in the Richtersveld. A giraffe skin is undergoing taxidermy on a frame

Cape baboon or chacma baboon, Papio ursinus. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722878 Cape baboon or chacma baboon, Papio ursinus. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722837 Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Young San woman nursing child, South Africa. She wears a cape, necklaces and beaded skirt
FLO4722815 Young San woman nursing child, South Africa. She wears a cape, necklaces and beaded skirt. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Young San man, with spears, South Africa. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722813 Young San man, with spears, South Africa. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Noble Namaqua man of South Africa. He wears a fur cape and codpiece, and holds a spear.from Francois Le Vaillant
FLO4722760 Noble Namaqua man of South Africa. He wears a fur cape and codpiece, and holds a spear.from Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

View of Morocco and the cordillera of the Atlas mountains. Illustration by Michallon from (Domingo Badia y Leblich)
FLO4723217 View of Morocco and the cordillera of the Atlas mountains. Illustration by Michallon from (Domingo Badia y Leblich, 1767-1818) Ali Bey el Abbassi's Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus

Egyptian sacorphage decorated with hieroglyphs - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History
FLO4726811 Egyptian sacorphage decorated with hieroglyphs - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

The great pyramid of Giza 1, interior chambers 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann
FLO4577050 The great pyramid of Giza 1, interior chambers 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

Batswana man and woman, South Africa, circa 1800 (modern Botswana). The man wears feathers and earrings
FLO4576622 Batswana man and woman, South Africa, circa 1800 (modern Botswana). The man wears feathers and earrings, an animal skin cape, and carries spears and a basketball

Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): the submission of Abd el Kader (Abd-el-Kader or ibn Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani)
DUV4205477 Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): the submission of Abd el Kader (Abd-el-Kader or ibn Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani (al-Din al-Hasani) (1807-1883)

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Black troops formed by soldiers of the French colonies of Africa, Morocco, Algeria
DUV4201457 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Black troops formed by soldiers of the French colonies of Africa, Morocco, Algeria

Chacma or baboon chacma - Kees, Le Vaillant's domesticated Ursine Baboon (chacma baboon, Papio ursinus)
FLO4714692 Chacma or baboon chacma - Kees, Le Vaillant's domesticated Ursine Baboon (chacma baboon, Papio ursinus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Pass after an illustration by Johann

Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4
FLO4678680 Ornamental tattoos: African woman 1, Maori chief (New Zealand) 2, Maori king 3, Caroline Islander 4, hand 5 and foot 6 of a Dayak (Borneo), and a Japanese man with irezumi and fundoshi 7

Spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus (Senegal grous, Tetrao senegalensis)
FLO4683805 Spotted sandgrouse, Pterocles senegallus (Senegal grous, Tetrao senegalensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Choosing the jockey: Young woman in form-revealing dress and short martyr hairstyle seated on chaise longue pointing to
FLO4677829 Choosing the jockey: Young woman in form-revealing dress and short martyr hairstyle seated on chaise longue pointing to a young man with a dog

Senegal mahogany, Khaya senegalensis. Fever bark or Fieber-Rinden. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4563589 Senegal mahogany, Khaya senegalensis. Fever bark or Fieber-Rinden. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer

View of the port of Jamestown (South Africa), with the buildings of the city, cashed at the bottom of the valley
FLO4635426 View of the port of Jamestown (South Africa), with the buildings of the city, cashed at the bottom of the valley

An Egyptian leader accompanies a child servant who carries his curved sword
FLO4634768 An Egyptian leader accompanies a child servant who carries his curved sword. Below is a Mamluk warrior with a spear on his horse

Mohammed al Amin el Kanemi al Haji (1776-1837), Sheikh of Bornu (Chad, Nigeria)
FLO4635263 Mohammed al Amin el Kanemi al Haji (1776-1837), Sheikh of Bornu (Chad, Nigeria). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

A noble from the kingdom of Juida or Whidah (Benin) and a woman from Congo with her baby
FLO4635251 A noble from the kingdom of Juida or Whidah (Benin) and a woman from Congo with her baby. Lithography for the book

A woman bathes her new ne in a pond, custom of birth in Guinee (Guinee Conakry)
FLO4635243 A woman bathes her new ne in a pond, custom of birth in Guinee (Guinee Conakry). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Native Guinee (Guinee conakry) sitting in front of accessories, dishes and weapons
FLO4635217 Native Guinee (Guinee conakry) sitting in front of accessories, dishes and weapons. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Costume of the peoples of Senegal. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples
FLO4635215 Costume of the peoples of Senegal. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863)

Egyptian children at school on an outdoor terrace, reading books in horn. One teacher smokes the pipe
FLO4634881 Egyptian children at school on an outdoor terrace, reading books in horn. One teacher smokes the pipe, another beats a student's feet with a wand

The pier of Algiers harbour, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio
FLO4620838 The pier of Algiers harbour, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Soldiers and weapons of Carthage. Carthaginian soldiers in breastplate and helmet 1,2, Hannibal's shield 3
FLO4620762 Soldiers and weapons of Carthage. Carthaginian soldiers in breastplate and helmet 1,2, Hannibal's shield 3, and war machine 4, a battering ram within a portable hut covered in cowhide

African animals including hippopotamus, chameleon, crocodile, snake, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by
FLO4620747 African animals including hippopotamus, chameleon, crocodile, snake, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

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"Afrique: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Resilience" From the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 to the present day, Africa's story is one of resilience and transformation. The McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 TU-TAL soars through the African skies, connecting nations and people across borders. In Burkina Faso, a Senufo mask captivates with its intricate combination of features - a testament to the rich artistic heritage that thrives on this land. Similarly, the Okuyi Mask from Punu Art in Gabon represents ancestral reverence and spiritual connection. The history of French colonization echoes through Morocco's past as it navigated its way towards independence. Africa-Colonization has left indelible marks on many nations but also sparked movements for liberation and self-determination. At Kermel Market in Dakar, Senegal vibrant colors blend with intoxicating aromas as locals engage in bustling trade - a microcosm of Africa's economic vibrancy. Meanwhile, Grand-Bassam's wood factory showcases Ivory Coast's craftsmanship legacy. Healthcare facilities like Roume Polyclinic stand tall amidst challenges faced by communities across Senegal. In contrast, Governors Palace exudes grandeur while reflecting Dakar's political importance as a hub for governance. Street life pulsates through Dakar; its energy contagious as people go about their daily lives filled with dreams and aspirations. And at Navy base (Hôtel de la Marine), Dakar guards its maritime boundaries while fostering regional cooperation. Africa stands proud today – overcoming historical struggles while embracing diversity within its vast landscapes. Afrique embodies strength forged through centuries – an ever-evolving continent leaving an indelible mark on humanity’s collective narrative.