Zanzibar, 1870s
File — Envelope: 67
Identifier: 67
Scope and Contents
Two cartes-de visite, one from Elliott & Fry, the other from Maull & Co., both based in London.
Dates
- 1870s
Creator
- Elliott & Fry (Organization)
- Maull & Co. (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.
Historic Notes
Sir Henry Bartle Frere was a diplomatist sent to Zanzibar in 1872 by the British Government to negotiate a treaty with the Sultan, Seyyid Barghash bin Said, to end the slave trade.
Extent
2 Photographs (2 photographs, 11 x 7 cm.)
Abstract
2 cartes-de-visite, 1870s, one of Sir Henry Bartle Frere, the other of Barghash bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar from 1870-1888.
Library Details
Part of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Repository
Contact:
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Main Library, 5th Floor, East Tower
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-467-3084
africana@northwestern.edu