'Coomassie, Ashanti War, Africa', 1900. Artist: Unknown

'Coomassie, Ashanti War, Africa', 1900. Artist: Unknown

1-345-577 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Coomassie, Ashanti War, Africa', 1900. A view of Kumasi in the Gold Coast, (now Ghana, the first African country to gain independence). During the 'Ashanti Campaign', the local Ashanti people offered substantial resistance to British imperial ambitions in Africa. Britain finally succeeded in suppressing the Ashanti in 1900. A print from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne, 1900).


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Robert Wilson: : Author, writer

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Africa Ghana

  1. 08 00 00 N , 002 00 00 W

World Africa Ghana Gold Coast

  1. 05 20 00 N , 000 45 00 W

World Africa Ghana Ashanti Kumasi

  1. 06 41 34 N , 001 37 15 W

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

Artistic Representations Landscapes


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4667x3744
File Size : 51,192kb


Aliases

  1. 0580008597
  1. 1-345-577
  1. 1345577

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