West African Collection

Africa, SA£o Toma and Principe. African grey parrot
Africa, So TomA and Principe. African grey parrot

Yellow-headed Picathartes / White necked rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) Kambui Hills, Sierra Leone, Vulnerable species. Photograph taken on location for BBC Africa series, September 2010

SAMORY TOURE (c1830-1900). West African ruler. Pen-and-ink drawing, French

West African Potto (Perodicticus potto potto) adult, climbing on branch at night, Ankasa Reserve, Ghana, February

Africa, Gambia. Capital city of Banjul. Local batik workshop. Hanging hand made textiles

Warrior and attendants (bronze) (see also 412916)
DBP412917 Warrior and attendants (bronze) (see also 412916) by Benin, (17th century); height: 54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; African, out of copyright

West African mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) Joao Vieira Poillo, Bijagos Archipellago. Guinea Bissau

Africa, SA£o Toma and Principe. Jackfruit on the tree
Africa, So TomA and Principe. Jackfruit on the tree

Africa, SA£o Toma and Principe. Tropical white spider lilly
Africa, So TomA and Principe. Tropical white spider lilly

Feticheur in Senegal, 1920-30 (photo)
7292902 Feticheur in Senegal, 1920-30 (photo); (add.info.: Geography. Senegal. Youg feticheur (witch) woman. Photo, Senegal, ca 1920-30.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Mediterranean, Black Sea and the North East Atlantic, 1548 (vellum)
7340478 Mediterranean, Black Sea and the North East Atlantic, 1548 (vellum) by Maggiolo, Jacopo Vesconte (1475-1549/61); 79x118 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of north-east Atlantic, from British Isles to Cape Verde, c.1620 (manuscript)
7339785 Chart of north-east Atlantic, from British Isles to Cape Verde, c.1620 (manuscript) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); 41x60 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of Sierra Leone, Africa, 1732 (engraving)
7339526 Chart of Sierra Leone, Africa, 1732 (engraving) by Kip, Johannes (c.1652-1722); 34x41 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: J)

The Elephant Marguerite or; Love's Oracle in West Africa (engraving)
8672792 The Elephant Marguerite or; Love's Oracle in West Africa (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Mail Coach in West Africa (engraving)
8672879 The Mail Coach in West Africa (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mail Coach in West Africa)

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

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

Senegal, Portrait of a black with a book, 1875
LUX4731935 Senegal, Portrait of a black with a book, 1875; (add.info.: Senegal, Portrait of a black with a book, 1875); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

First World War: France, Postcard showing the drawing of a Senegalese shoemer, 1918
LUX4734212 First World War: France, Postcard showing the drawing of a Senegalese shoemer, 1918; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

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

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

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

Death of Lieutenant Grivart, 1899
3480884 Death of Lieutenant Grivart, 1899; (add.info.: Death of Lieutenant Grivart. Killed by inhabitants of a village on the banks of the River Niger. Mort du Lieutenant Grivart)

African Ombrette or Senegal - Hamerkop or umbre, Scopus umbretta. From a specimen in the Royal Society
FLO4595643 African Ombrette or Senegal - Hamerkop or umbre, Scopus umbretta. From a specimen in the Royal Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of

Senegal: an indigenous man poses in front of his case with a loincloth and a necklace, 1880
LUX4747615 Senegal: an indigenous man poses in front of his case with a loincloth and a necklace, 1880; (add.info.: Senegal)

Native thatch house, under a palm tree in Senegambie (Senegal and Gambia)
FLO4635165 Native thatch house, under a palm tree in Senegambie (Senegal and Gambia). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Goree Island in Senegal when this African territory was a French colony (French counter)
PCT4284771 Goree Island in Senegal when this African territory was a French colony (French counter) - Colonial Africa - late 19th century photography -; (add.info)

Gum arabic tree, Acacia senegal (Acacia verek). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4563466 Gum arabic tree, Acacia senegal (Acacia verek). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Senegal, Dakar: An African family taken by Noal, 1860
LUX4755385 Senegal, Dakar: An African family taken by Noal, 1860; (add.info.: Senegal, Dakar: An African family taken by Noal, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Africa, Dakar: a soldier poses seated, 1885
LUX4747451 Africa, Dakar: a soldier poses seated, 1885; (add.info.: Africa, Dakar: a soldier poses seated, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

A village with straw houses (Senegal)
LOD4353447 A village with straw houses (Senegal).; (add.info.: A village with straw houses (Senegal).); Photo © Flodi.

Senegal bushbaby, Galago senegalensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements
FLO4659822 Senegal bushbaby, Galago senegalensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Le chacal du Senegal ou chacal slvelte, Canis aureus anthus - Lithograph by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith to
FLO4649550 Le chacal du Senegal ou chacal slvelte, Canis aureus anthus - Lithograph by Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith to illustrate Naturalist's Library: Dogs by Sir William Jardine, edition W

Akan dagger (people of West Africa) and its scabbard, c.1800 (steel and leather)
MMM5476408 Akan dagger (people of West Africa) and its scabbard, c.1800 (steel and leather); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Akan dagger (people of West Africa) and its scabbard

British attack on the fortress of Goree, 29 December 1758, off Dakar, 18th cnetury (oil on canvas)
MMM5458366 British attack on the fortress of Goree, 29 December 1758, off Dakar, 18th cnetury (oil on canvas) by Serres, Dominic (1722-93); (add.info)

Two Senegalese women with one plaiting the hair of the other, 1900 (photo)
5672138 Two Senegalese women with one plaiting the hair of the other, 1900 (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French, Illustration, showing an African woman from Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). 19th century (engraving)
5669227 French, Illustration, showing an African woman from Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving)
7143638 Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Senegal. Senegalese Tirailleurs (colonial infantry in the French Army) leaves for Morocco with their wives

Group of pirates take a meal during a rest on the West African Coast, 18th century (engraving)
2912210 Group of pirates take a meal during a rest on the West African Coast, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Group of pirates take a meal during a rest on the West African Coast)

Chart of the north-east Atlantic, from Ireland to Cape Verde, c.1600 (manuscript)
7339788 Chart of the north-east Atlantic, from Ireland to Cape Verde, c.1600 (manuscript) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); 47x35 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

'Twelve Prints of Sea Engagements. The Defeat of a French Squadron, commanded by Monsr de la Clue, off Cape Lagos
7341692 'Twelve Prints of Sea Engagements. The Defeat of a French Squadron, commanded by Monsr de la Clue, off Cape Lagos, on the 18th of August 1759

West Africa, Opening Cocoa Pods (colour litho)
8633203 West Africa, Opening Cocoa Pods (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: West Africa, Opening Cocoa Pods)

A chart of Guinea describing the sea coast from Cape de Verde to Cape Bona Esperanca, 1677 (coloured engraving)
7340049 A chart of Guinea describing the sea coast from Cape de Verde to Cape Bona Esperanca, 1677 (coloured engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); 43x54 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Feticheur in Senegal, 1920-30 (b/w photo)
7292901 Feticheur in Senegal, 1920-30 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Geography. Senegal. Youg feticheur (witch) woman. Photo, Senegal, ca 1920-30.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Illustration representing an African young girl from Kano (Nigeria). French. 1870 (chromolithograph)
5669214 Illustration representing an African young girl from Kano (Nigeria). French. 1870 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Circumcised black man near Goree Island, 1796 (engraving)
7422880 Circumcised black man near Goree Island, 1796 (engraving); (add.info.: Geography. Senegal. Circumcised black man near Goree Island)

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"Exploring the Vibrant West African Culture: From Benin to Gambia" Embark on a captivating journey through West Africa, where the rich heritage of this diverse region unfolds. Begin your adventure in Benin, a country steeped in history and known for its connection to the infamous Route of the Slaves. Visit Ouidah, a coastal town that bears witness to this dark past, with its hauntingly beautiful beachfront. In Ghana's Ankasa Reserve, experience the enchanting nocturnal world as you spot an adult West African Potto climbing gracefully on a branch. The reserve is home to an array of fascinating wildlife that thrives under the moonlit sky. Travel further west to Gambia's capital city, Banjul, where local artisans showcase their talent at batik workshops. Marvel at intricate elephant textiles and handcrafted masterpieces hanging proudly on display. Delve into history as you encounter bronze sculptures depicting warriors and attendants from ancient times. These remarkable works of art offer glimpses into the cultural legacy of West Africa. Escape to Sierra Leone's Freetown Peninsula and bask in the sun-kissed beauty of River Number 2 Beach. Let its golden sands and crystal-clear waters wash away all worries as you immerse yourself in nature's embrace. Discover influential figures like Samory Toure, a revered West African ruler whose pen-and-ink drawing captures his powerful presence even today. His legacy continues to inspire generations across French-speaking countries. Journey southward towards São Tomé and Príncipe islands where jackfruit trees bear delicious fruits while tropical white spider lilies add splashes of color amidst lush landscapes. Nature thrives here in abundance. Witness nature's marvels up close with groups of Little bee-eaters perched side by side on branches during early mornings along Allahein River in The Gambia. Pied kingfishers elegantly adorn dead branches nearby - a true spectacle of avian beauty.