3-074-811 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Dongola, in the Soudan, the birthplace of the Mahdi, from a sketch by Mr. Bakewell, 1883. 'Mohammed Ahmed, a noted Dervish, is a native of Dongola...We now present a view of Dongola, looking south, from a sketch by Mr. Bakewell, of the Soudan railway survey party. In our view the principal building, nearest the Nile, is the Governor's residence. It is a quadrangle, with a garden on its northern side. The Governor resides in the part next to this, the wing or side of the quadrangle. Next the river is the prison...To the south of the palace is the post office. The street between it and the Governor's residence leads up to an open space where the survey party cramped in their tents. Beyond that is the Bazaar, with a two-storied gateway. Still further from the river comes the desert, with hills in the distance. This town is New Dongola, on the loft bank of the Nile. Old Dongola was higher up, on the right or east bank. All that is left of it now is an old Coptic church, with a solitary priest belonging to it. The people of the town have all moved to New Dongola'. From "Illustrated London News", 1883.