Images From The African Studies Centre Leiden

East India postage Queen Victoria stamps used in Zanzibar, 1874-1878. From description in the source: "officials, value 2 annas orange and 4 annas blue green (SG Z20, Z41a)"

Universal postal union British India post card with blue one and a half anna stamp. Description in source: ZANZIBAR - 1891 1 1/2a blue 'Indian' PSC to Germany used at ZANZIBAR via French ship. 1891 (DE.4.) use More

Nederlands: Twaalf postzegels van Zanzibar, 1892-1894 English: Twelve stamps from Zanzibar, refer to the explanation on the source website by Revenue Reverend. The stamps are described in the source as “b) On S More

Nederlands: Zestien postzegels uit Brits-India met de kop van Koningin Victoria. "1865-1890: Group of 16 Indian QV stamps used at ZANZIBAR with clear/identifiable Zanzibar datestamps, including good stamps lik More

Français : "Alger Bibliothècque Nationale et rue de l'État-Major" 7287 العربية: المكتبة الوطنية الجزائرية English: Door of the National Library of Algeria at Rue l'Etat-Major (street) in Algiers. Historical pos More

Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon Public domain scan of the vintage African postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Library Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa Public domain scan of the vintage African postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

British Residency of Zanzibar

Central Library Accra. Architects: Nickson & Borys Public domain scan of the vintage African postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

East India postage Queen Victoria postal stamp used in Zanzibar (1875-1895). Value a half anna.

East India postage Queen Victoria stamps used in Zanzibar, 1865 SGZ11, var Cancellation. From description in the source: 1865 India Value 1 anna deep brown, two examples, respectively with very fine part and la More

East India postage Queen Victoria stamp used in Zanzibar. Twelve annas orange

East India postage Queen Victoria stamps used in Zanzibar, 1882-1885. From description in the source: "1865 2 annas brown-orange and 1882-85 1 anna brown-purple, hinged together and used with two strikes (one v More

East India postage Queen Victoria stamp used in Zanzibar, 1867-72. Value 2 annas. From description in the source: Official stamp with SG Z2 cancellation

East India postage Queen Victoria stamp used in Zanzibar 1865 SGZ26, var. Cancellation. From description in the source: "1865 India 2 annas, two examples in contrasting orange and brown-orange shades, respectiv More

East India postage Queen Victoria stamps used in Zanzibar, 1866 SGZ26a. From description in the source: Cancellation 1866-1878 value 4 annas green (die I), with very fine part strike of type Z3 '(ZA)NZIBAR' cds More

East India postage Queen Victoria stamps used in Zanzibar. Two blue half anna and a green four anna stamp.

Gondar Public Library (Ethiopia) Public domain scan of the vintage African postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

India postage Queen Victoria stamp on envelope used in Zanzibar. Orange three annas

India postage Queen Victoria stamp used in Zanzibar. Orange three annas

India postage Queen Victoria stamps used in Zanzibar. Blue three annas

Tanzania (Rungwe); Itumba village; the distribution of river plots

Public Library, Johannesburg, South Africa by architect John Perry. Inscription in Latin over the entrance steps: Libri thesaurus animi, books are the treasury of the soul.

Kenneth Onwuka Dike University Library, Ibadan. Design Maxwell Fry & Jane Drew

South African Library, Capetown, South Africa Public domain scan of the vintage African postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kenneth Onwuka Dike University Library, Ibadan (2), design Maxwell Fry & Jane Drew

Nederlands: Titelblad van (Berlage, Hendrik Petrus.) Gedenkboek uitgegeven ter gelegenheid der feestelijke opening van den Delagoabaaispoorweg 1895. Amsterdam, Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche spoorwegmaatschapp More

Deutsch: Plan der Stadt Sansibar entworfen von Dr Oscar Baumann mit Benutzung der Aufnahmen von Imam Sherif (1892) Nederlands: Plattegrond van Zanzibar (Plan der Stadt Sansibar). Schaal 1:10000 English: Map of More

Afrikaans: Biblioteek Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike Hoer Onderwys English: Library Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education

Public Library and Town Hall in Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa This media shows a South African Protected Site with SAHRA file reference 9/2/018/0081. Afrikaans: Biblioteek & stadhuis, Mowbray, Kaapstad, Suid-Afrika

Public Library Port Elizabeth Public domain scan of the vintage African postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Français : Territoires du Ruanda-Urundi 1929-1938

Français : Territoires du Ruanda-Urundi

Dyeing Native Threads for making Cloths, Sierra Leone Protectorate. Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Weaving Cotton for Making Native Cloth, Sierra Leone Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Congo Bridge, Mountain Railway. (=Congo Town bridge, Sierra Leone.)

Many hands make light work. Meal Time, Sierra Leone

PALM WINE DISTILLER, SIERRA LEONE

MARKET PLACE,BO,SIERRA LEONE

Dancing Girls, Sierra Leone Protectorate. Initiation mask Sande society. Public domain image of 19th-century Africa, historical photograph, ethnography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MAKING NATIVE CLOTH, SIERRA LEONE PROTECTORATE. Umbilical hernia. Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bush Huts, Sierra Leone Public domain image of 19th-century Africa, historical photograph, ethnography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

THRESHING RICE, SIERRA LEONE Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

PREPARATION OF PALM OIL, SIERRA LEONE. Boy with umbilical hernia. Public domain photograph of native people, European colonies, colonialism, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - More

PICKING PALM KERNELS, SIERRA LEONE. Climbing palm trees.

Kennema, Sierra Leone, now Kenema, Sierra Leone Public domain image of 19th-century Africa, historical photograph, ethnography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

REAPING RICE,SIERRA LEONE PROTECTORATE Public domain photograph of native people, European colonies, colonialism, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hammock Bridge, Sierra Leone. Man smoking pipe. Public domain photograph of people with a small paddle boat, or canoe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MOA RIVER BRIDGE, SIERRA LEONE.

Afrikaans: Die Stevenson-Hamilton-Gedenkbiblioteek in Skukuza, Nasionale Krugerwildtuin, Mpumalanga, Suid-Afrika English: The Stevenson-Hamilton Memorial Library in Skukuza, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Tanganyika Territory F13 by Survey division, dept. lands and mines Tanganyika territory (year: 1926 or 1936, not visible on original map). NOTE: This is the 1936 revision of the 1933/1934 1:2m production, sent More

Map of Tanganyika Territory from 1934 by Survey department Tanganyika

Nederlands: "Poste française". Frans postkantoor in Malindi (Road), Zanzibar Stone Town, zie onder. English: "Poste française". The French Post Office in Malindi (Road), Zanzibar Stone Town. According to the ma More

Tribal and linguistic map of Zambia - date unknown

Universal postal union British India post card with blue one and a half anna Queen stamp and one anna cancellation

William Cullen Library, University of the Witwatersrand Public domain scan of the vintage African postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Major urban Areas

Somali National television. A screen with a bespectacled speaker and microphones addressing the public at another book fair, July 2019. Nederlands: Somalische nationale televisie. Een scherm met een bebrilde More

Français : 336. Alger. Bibliothèque Nationale. Un Coin de la Galerie English: National Library of Algeria. Text on flip side: Collection Idéale P.S. Post stamp: 28 Oct. 1935

Nederlands: Hitlerjugend zingt een lied, Windhoek rond 1936 English: The local Hitlerjugend sings a serenade in Windhoek around 1936 Copyright in Namibia holds up to 50 years after publication Commons:Copyrig More

Nederlands: Kerk en missiepost van de Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft, Swakopmund, 1938 met hakenkruisvlag English: Church and mission building of the Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft, Swakopmund, 1938 with na More

National Library of Algeria. Text on flip side: Collection Idéale P.S. Post stamp: Jan 1913

National Library of Algeria. A palm tree inside a building. A large palm tree in a building. Public domain postcard scan.

Map of North-East Africa and Arabia. Opper-Ethiopien of 't Ryk der Abyssinen. By Jeronimo Lobo and Manuel de Almeida ("Hieronumus Lobo, M. Almeida"). Published in Leyden by Pieter Vander Aa (Pieter van der Aa) More