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Fort of Bamako, Built in 1883 by Edouard Riou — VisualArtsDB

Fort of Bamako, Built in 1883

Fort of Bamako, Built in 1883

1889

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Edouard Riou, 1864

La France Dans L'afrique Occidentale

La France Dans L'afrique Occidentale

Edouard Riou, 1889

Die Gartenlaube (the Garden Arbor)

Die Gartenlaube (the Garden Arbor)

Edouard Riou

Bodo Fort, Interior and Exterior, Colonial French Africa

Bodo Fort, Interior and Exterior, Colonial French Africa

Edouard Riou, 1890

Nautilus Nemo Room

Nautilus Nemo Room

Edouard Riou

Rufisque

Rufisque

Edouard Riou, 1889

Vingt mille lieues sous les mers

Vingt mille lieues sous les mers

Edouard Riou, 1871

Msiri's Interpreter and Spies in the Stairs Expedition's Camp at Bunkeya. During a Stand-off in Negotiations, This Group Arrived in the Expedition's Fortified Camp with a Message from Msiri (note the Tent and Palisade in the Background, Right). the Drummers Kept Playing All the Time, and the Expedition Only Found out Later These were Talking Drums, and the Drummers were Sending Information About the Camp's Defences, Number of Armed Men and Their Deployment to Msiri.

Msiri's Interpreter and Spies in the Stairs Expedition's Camp at Bunkeya. During a Stand-off in Negotiations, This Group Arrived in the Expedition's Fortified Camp with a Message from Msiri (note the Tent and Palisade in the Background, Right). the Drummers Kept Playing All the Time, and the Expedition Only Found out Later These were Talking Drums, and the Drummers were Sending Information About the Camp's Defences, Number of Armed Men and Their Deployment to Msiri.

Edouard Riou

Residence with Palm Frond Roof in Bettié, in Côte D'ivoire

Residence with Palm Frond Roof in Bettié, in Côte D'ivoire

Edouard Riou, 1892

"five Weeks in a Baloon" and "journey to the Center of the Earth"

"five Weeks in a Baloon" and "journey to the Center of the Earth"

Edouard Riou, 1864

Press Illustration of Act 1 of the Premiere of Jacques Offenbach's Operetta La Grande-duchesse De Gérolstein at the Théâtre Des Variétés in Paris on 12 April 1867 from L'univers Illlustré (27 April 1867)

Press Illustration of Act 1 of the Premiere of Jacques Offenbach's Operetta La Grande-duchesse De Gérolstein at the Théâtre Des Variétés in Paris on 12 April 1867 from L'univers Illlustré (27 April 1867)

Edouard Riou, 1867

Bogas Conduisant Les Champans

Bogas Conduisant Les Champans

Edouard Riou