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Msiris Compound

Msiris Compound

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Public Fountain in Saint-louis

Public Fountain in Saint-louis

Edouard Riou, 1889

"le Marché De Salaga"

"le Marché De Salaga"

Edouard Riou, 1892

a Whale Swims Between Two Icebergs, Where It is Crushed. the Whalers Manage to Cut the Wire in Time and Save Themselves

a Whale Swims Between Two Icebergs, Where It is Crushed. the Whalers Manage to Cut the Wire in Time and Save Themselves

Edouard Riou

Ridpath's Universal history

Ridpath's Universal history

Edouard Riou, 1897

Saint-louis Seen from N'dar-tout

Saint-louis Seen from N'dar-tout

Edouard Riou, 1889

Gravure Extraite Du Monde Illustré

Gravure Extraite Du Monde Illustré

Edouard Riou, 1861

Hammam-bou-ghrara (i.e. Hammam-boughrara)

Hammam-bou-ghrara (i.e. Hammam-boughrara)

Edouard Riou, 1862

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Edouard Riou, 1864

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

A Boma in the Forest. Illustration Published 1892 in Paris in Édouard Charton's Tour Du Monde Magazine ('around the World'), to Go with An Article on the Stairs Expedition to Katanga Written from the Journal of Explorer Christian De Bonchamps.

A Boma in the Forest. Illustration Published 1892 in Paris in Édouard Charton's Tour Du Monde Magazine ('around the World'), to Go with An Article on the Stairs Expedition to Katanga Written from the Journal of Explorer Christian De Bonchamps.

Edouard Riou

Fort of Bamako, Built in 1883

Fort of Bamako, Built in 1883

Edouard Riou, 1889

Msiris Compound by Edouard Riou — VisualArtsDB