Africa 1700s hi-res stock photography and images

Taking Africans aboard a slave ship along the west coast of Africa 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration Stock Photo

RMB0KYKM–Taking Africans aboard a slave ship along the west coast of Africa 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration

South Africa, Planter Whipping Slave, 1700 Stock Photo

RMT81N6T–South Africa, Planter Whipping Slave, 1700

This map shows the exploration and partition of Africa during the late 1700s and the 1800s. The explorers whose routes are included are: Livingstone (1849-73); Barth (1850), Baker (1864); Brown (1796); Bruce (1768); Denham (1823-4); Stanley (1877-87); Callie (1827-8); Nachtigall (1872); Mango Park (1798); Cameron (1875); Clapperton (1823-4). Stock Photo

RF2GYWR8J–This map shows the exploration and partition of Africa during the late 1700s and the 1800s. The explorers whose routes are included are: Livingstone (1849-73); Barth (1850), Baker (1864); Brown (1796); Bruce (1768); Denham (1823-4); Stanley (1877-87); Callie (1827-8); Nachtigall (1872); Mango Park (1798); Cameron (1875); Clapperton (1823-4).

South Africa, Khoikhoi Cattle Stock Photo

RMT81N51–South Africa, Khoikhoi Cattle

Ring, 1700s-1800s. North Africa, 18th-19th century. Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in Stock Photo

RMRY1GTN–Ring, 1700s-1800s. North Africa, 18th-19th century. Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in

Rosalba Carriera, Africa, portrait painting in pastel, before 1757 Stock Photo

RM2KFA9WH–Rosalba Carriera, Africa, portrait painting in pastel, before 1757

The 1907 caption reads: 'Artworks of the people of the kingdom of Benin on the slave coast [of Africa].' The image appeared in a book published in London in 1899. Benin was an historic kingdom of West Africa (modern Nigeria) that flourished between the 13th and 19th centuries. Descendants of the ruling dynasty still serve as kings, or obas, although only as advisors to the government of Nigeria. Stock Photo

RF2T6R79A–The 1907 caption reads: 'Artworks of the people of the kingdom of Benin on the slave coast [of Africa].' The image appeared in a book published in London in 1899. Benin was an historic kingdom of West Africa (modern Nigeria) that flourished between the 13th and 19th centuries. Descendants of the ruling dynasty still serve as kings, or obas, although only as advisors to the government of Nigeria.

The Slave Trade, (A man being captured from his family, by slave traders on the coast of Africa), painting in oil on canvas by George Morland, circa 1788 Stock Photo

RM2JTHWP1–The Slave Trade, (A man being captured from his family, by slave traders on the coast of Africa), painting in oil on canvas by George Morland, circa 1788

Map of the King of Great Britain's dominions in Europe, Africa, and America, 1759, by Emanuel Bowen Stock Photo

RF2JGA57R–Map of the King of Great Britain's dominions in Europe, Africa, and America, 1759, by Emanuel Bowen

1721 map of Turkey, Arabia, and Persia and environs including Northeast Africa, Southern Europe, and Southwest Asia. Stock Photo

RMBTKGR4–1721 map of Turkey, Arabia, and Persia and environs including Northeast Africa, Southern Europe, and Southwest Asia.

Vintage historical Illustrated Map of Southern Africa, from the Equator to Cape of Good Hope by Elizabeth Verseyl Visscher. (French Language) 1730 Stock Photo

RM2WNGN3R–Vintage historical Illustrated Map of Southern Africa, from the Equator to Cape of Good Hope by Elizabeth Verseyl Visscher. (French Language) 1730

Stellenbosch Village Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa Stock Photo

RMHDJ99K–Stellenbosch Village Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Copper Rooster sculpture - Nigeria, Edo peoples - 18th century Stock Photo

RMB8F3AA–Copper Rooster sculpture - Nigeria, Edo peoples - 18th century

1743 Homann Heirs Map of West Africa or Guinea Stock Photo

RM2HM5H6R–1743 Homann Heirs Map of West Africa or Guinea

Antique 17th century engraving, 'an African when she goes out' (Eine Africanerin, wenn sie ausgehet) by Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder (1654-1725). SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING Stock Photo

RM2HHR7C9–Antique 17th century engraving, 'an African when she goes out' (Eine Africanerin, wenn sie ausgehet) by Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder (1654-1725). SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING

A coloured British empire map 1920 showing its expansion since 1688 (and losses) with dates Stock Photo

RM2AP2FDK–A coloured British empire map 1920 showing its expansion since 1688 (and losses) with dates

Cape Town, South Africa. 23rd May, 2021. Bronze statues are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa's freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. Credit: Lyv Tianran/Xinhua/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2FWN471–Cape Town, South Africa. 23rd May, 2021. Bronze statues are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa's freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. Credit: Lyv Tianran/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

South Africa, Stellenbosch, The Braak, Bloem Street, V.O.C Kruithuis, former Dutch East India Company Power magazine Stock Photo

RM2BJMWHK–South Africa, Stellenbosch, The Braak, Bloem Street, V.O.C Kruithuis, former Dutch East India Company Power magazine

1770 world map without New Zealand or the east coast of Australia. courtesy of the Reed Collection at Dunedin Public Library, New Zealand Stock Photo

RMKTRP1N–1770 world map without New Zealand or the east coast of Australia. courtesy of the Reed Collection at Dunedin Public Library, New Zealand

African captives leaping off a slave ship near the coast of Africa 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration Stock Photo

RMA27P8X–African captives leaping off a slave ship near the coast of Africa 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration

RMCWBT5D–1721 map of Turkey, Arabia, and Persia and environs including Northeast Africa, Southern Europe, and Southwest Asia.

An illustration providing a view of Giza from the Nile River, a man on log and plank raft is seen rowing in the foreground while a small sailboat can be seen on the river on the right hand side, the city of Giza can be seen across the river in the background, the three pyramids are visible to the left of center of the image, buildings, palm trees and sand are also visible in and around the city, Egypt, 1780. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKJEPMK–An illustration providing a view of Giza from the Nile River, a man on log and plank raft is seen rowing in the foreground while a small sailboat can be seen on the river on the right hand side, the city of Giza can be seen across the river in the background, the three pyramids are visible to the left of center of the image, buildings, palm trees and sand are also visible in and around the city, Egypt, 1780. From the New York Public Library.

RMT81N49–South Africa, Khoikhoi Hut

Selina, Countess of Huntingdon (1707 - 1791), an English religious leader Stock Photo

RMEJJK2Y–Selina, Countess of Huntingdon (1707 - 1791), an English religious leader

210524 -- CAPE TOWN, May 24, 2021 -- Bronze statues are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa s freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-FREEDOM-BRONZE STATUES LyvxTianran PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Stock Photo

RM2RR91XF–210524 -- CAPE TOWN, May 24, 2021 -- Bronze statues are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa s freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-FREEDOM-BRONZE STATUES LyvxTianran PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

RM2H12KW7–Ring, 1700s-1800s. North Africa, 18th-19th century. Gold; diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.).

Dec. 01, 2011 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - Lady Washington captain JEREMIAH GEMPLERTHE keeps watch. The tall wooden ship is a replica of the original Lady Washington, which was built as a merchant ship in the late 1700's and was the first American ship to round Cape Horn in Africa and the first Stock Photo

RMC9NFGB–Dec. 01, 2011 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - Lady Washington captain JEREMIAH GEMPLERTHE keeps watch. The tall wooden ship is a replica of the original Lady Washington, which was built as a merchant ship in the late 1700's and was the first American ship to round Cape Horn in Africa and the first

Yellow house, re-built in 1860, considered the oldest mansory house in Maputo city, currently houses the National Money Museum Stock Photo

RF2RE0THN–Yellow house, re-built in 1860, considered the oldest mansory house in Maputo city, currently houses the National Money Museum

Mungo Park portrait, 1771 – 1806, was a Scottish explorer of West Africa Stock Photo

RMTAD3ND–Mungo Park portrait, 1771 – 1806, was a Scottish explorer of West Africa

Vintage Map of Africa, showing the separation of regions by colonial Empires and states. Produced by Guillaume Sanson , printer Hendrik de Leth, c 1790 Stock Photo

RM2WGCYE5–Vintage Map of Africa, showing the separation of regions by colonial Empires and states. Produced by Guillaume Sanson , printer Hendrik de Leth, c 1790

RMHDJ993–Stellenbosch Village Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa

View of Tangier from the Seashore, 1856–1858, Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798–1863, 31 5/16 x 39 5/16 in. (79.53 x 99.85 cm) (canvas)40 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 4 in. (102.24 x 120.02 x 10.16 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, France, 19th century, Delacroix was one of the most influential artists in history. His painting style was ahead of his time, shocking or disgusting most artists of the French Academy, the authority on visual art in the 1700s and 1800s. He was not interested in creating an exact replica of what he saw, rather he sought to express feelings though his art. Stock Photo

RM2T91KT1–View of Tangier from the Seashore, 1856–1858, Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798–1863, 31 5/16 x 39 5/16 in. (79.53 x 99.85 cm) (canvas)40 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 4 in. (102.24 x 120.02 x 10.16 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, France, 19th century, Delacroix was one of the most influential artists in history. His painting style was ahead of his time, shocking or disgusting most artists of the French Academy, the authority on visual art in the 1700s and 1800s. He was not interested in creating an exact replica of what he saw, rather he sought to express feelings though his art.

Sanctuary of Zaouia Moulay Idriss II, shrine, tomb, Fes el-Bali, city of Fez, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa Stock Photo

RMBGM0FT–Sanctuary of Zaouia Moulay Idriss II, shrine, tomb, Fes el-Bali, city of Fez, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The Cape Dutch homestead at the Vergelegen wine estate in the Western Cape, South Africa. Stock Photo

RMEE2NJR–The Cape Dutch homestead at the Vergelegen wine estate in the Western Cape, South Africa.

The cells of the gaol section of the Castle of Good Hope. Cape Town, South Africa. Stock Photo

RF2A6A7GW–The cells of the gaol section of the Castle of Good Hope. Cape Town, South Africa.

RM2FWN45C–Cape Town, South Africa. 23rd May, 2021. Bronze statues are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa's freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. Credit: Lyv Tianran/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

South Africa; Stellenbosch; Dorp Street, De Kelder, heritage building, home to Gino’s Restaurant, originally Vredelus, built as part of the Libertas f Stock Photo

RM2BJMTDM–South Africa; Stellenbosch; Dorp Street, De Kelder, heritage building, home to Gino’s Restaurant, originally Vredelus, built as part of the Libertas f

Battersea Park, London, UK. 22 January, 2019. The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair. More than 150 dealers from the UK and Europe take part in the Fair, bringing a beautiful variety of antique and 20th century design drawn from sources around the world. Unusual interior decoration for sale dating from the early 1700s to 1970, by designers and makers from the British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News. Stock Photo

RMREGBTC–Battersea Park, London, UK. 22 January, 2019. The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair. More than 150 dealers from the UK and Europe take part in the Fair, bringing a beautiful variety of antique and 20th century design drawn from sources around the world. Unusual interior decoration for sale dating from the early 1700s to 1970, by designers and makers from the British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News.

Traders bringing African captives to slave ships on the west coast of Africa 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration Stock Photo

RMA8FDJF–Traders bringing African captives to slave ships on the west coast of Africa 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration

Historic Noonday gun which is fired at noon every day from Lion Battery on Signal Hill above Cape Town South Africa Stock Photo

RMBK515X–Historic Noonday gun which is fired at noon every day from Lion Battery on Signal Hill above Cape Town South Africa

Crew rowing a captive to a slave ship off the coast of Africa, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of a Walter Appleton Clark illustration Stock Photo

RM2A1B9ER–Crew rowing a captive to a slave ship off the coast of Africa, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone of a Walter Appleton Clark illustration

South Africa, Khoikhoi Farming Stock Photo

RMT81N4N–South Africa, Khoikhoi Farming

West African native canoe full of captives to be sold as slaves. Hand-colored woodcut of an E. W. Kemble illustration Stock Photo

RMAG4DR8–West African native canoe full of captives to be sold as slaves. Hand-colored woodcut of an E. W. Kemble illustration

RM2RR91Y5–210524 -- CAPE TOWN, May 24, 2021 -- Bronze statues are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa s freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-FREEDOM-BRONZE STATUES LyvxTianran PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Decorative Band, possibly 1700s or 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer. Linen, silk, and dye; average: 79.4 x 28 cm (31 1/4 x 11 in.). Stock Photo

RM2H10T92–Decorative Band, possibly 1700s or 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer. Linen, silk, and dye; average: 79.4 x 28 cm (31 1/4 x 11 in.).

Dec. 01, 2011 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - The tall wooden ship is a replica of the original Lady Washington, which was built as a merchant ship in the late 1700's and was the first American ship to round Cape Horn in Africa and the first American vessel to reach Japan. Today's replica, built in Stock Photo

RMC9NFG4–Dec. 01, 2011 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - The tall wooden ship is a replica of the original Lady Washington, which was built as a merchant ship in the late 1700's and was the first American ship to round Cape Horn in Africa and the first American vessel to reach Japan. Today's replica, built in

RF2RE0TJB–Yellow house, re-built in 1860, considered the oldest mansory house in Maputo city, currently houses the National Money Museum

Nov. 23, 2011 - Redondo Beach, California, U.S. - The Lady Washington sits docked in King Harbor in Redondo Beach. The tall wooden ship is a replica of the original Lady Washington, which was built as a merchant ship in the late 1700's and was the first American ship to round Cape Horn in Africa and Stock Photo

RMC9NFFR–Nov. 23, 2011 - Redondo Beach, California, U.S. - The Lady Washington sits docked in King Harbor in Redondo Beach. The tall wooden ship is a replica of the original Lady Washington, which was built as a merchant ship in the late 1700's and was the first American ship to round Cape Horn in Africa and

Traditional cast iron three-legged cooking pots from South Africa called phutu by indigenous tribes and potjie by Afrikaners. Stock Photo

RMC1D5JX–Traditional cast iron three-legged cooking pots from South Africa called phutu by indigenous tribes and potjie by Afrikaners.

RMHDJ9A5–Stellenbosch Village Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Cast iron cooking pot used as plant container. Called phutu by indigenous tribes and potjie by Afrikaners. South Africa. Hi-key. Stock Photo

RMCE9CDD–Cast iron cooking pot used as plant container. Called phutu by indigenous tribes and potjie by Afrikaners. South Africa. Hi-key.

RMATAJ2C–Sanctuary of Zaouia Moulay Idriss II, shrine, tomb, Fes el-Bali, city of Fez, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

RM2A521MP–Ring, 1700s-1800s.

The Old Drostdy, Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa. Stock Photo

RMEXTD23–The Old Drostdy, Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cape Town, South Africa. 23rd May, 2021. Visitors look at bronze statues at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa's freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. Credit: Lyv Tianran/Xinhua/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2FWN46T–Cape Town, South Africa. 23rd May, 2021. Visitors look at bronze statues at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa's freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. Credit: Lyv Tianran/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa. Stock Photo

RMEJXTCM–Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa.

RMREGBWW–Battersea Park, London, UK. 22 January, 2019. The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair. More than 150 dealers from the UK and Europe take part in the Fair, bringing a beautiful variety of antique and 20th century design drawn from sources around the world. Unusual interior decoration for sale dating from the early 1700s to 1970, by designers and makers from the British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News.

Meerkat or surikate (Suricata suricatta). Engraving created in 1700s for French naturalist, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), from a drawing by French wildlife artist, Jacques Henri E. De Sève (fl.1742-1788). The engraving appeared in Buffon’s influential work on natural history, the 36-volume 'Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière …’, published between 1749 and 1788. This illustration, later coloured by hand, comes from the rare 1780 French edition of the ‘Histoire’. Stock Photo

RF2BHCN4A–Meerkat or surikate (Suricata suricatta). Engraving created in 1700s for French naturalist, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), from a drawing by French wildlife artist, Jacques Henri E. De Sève (fl.1742-1788). The engraving appeared in Buffon’s influential work on natural history, the 36-volume 'Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière …’, published between 1749 and 1788. This illustration, later coloured by hand, comes from the rare 1780 French edition of the ‘Histoire’.

RMBK4WDM–Historic Noonday gun which is fired at noon every day from Lion Battery on Signal Hill above Cape Town South Africa

Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), aka Gustavus Vassa, a writer and British Slave Trade Abolitionist, portrait engraving by Daniel Orme, 1789 Stock Photo

RM2EM46DH–Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), aka Gustavus Vassa, a writer and British Slave Trade Abolitionist, portrait engraving by Daniel Orme, 1789

South Africa, Khoikhoi Handicrafts Stock Photo

RMT81N4C–South Africa, Khoikhoi Handicrafts

Captured Africans to be sold as slaves. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMADWBM3–Captured Africans to be sold as slaves. Hand-colored woodcut

210524 -- CAPE TOWN, May 24, 2021 -- Visitors look at bronze statues at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa s freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-FREEDOM-BRONZE STATUES LyvxTianran PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Stock Photo

RM2RR91Y0–210524 -- CAPE TOWN, May 24, 2021 -- Visitors look at bronze statues at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa s freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-FREEDOM-BRONZE STATUES LyvxTianran PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Memorial head (nsodie), late 1600s-early 1700s. Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Akan-style artist. Terracotta; overall: 19.1 x 13.6 x 15.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.). Stock Photo

RM2H10E9A–Memorial head (nsodie), late 1600s-early 1700s. Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Akan-style artist. Terracotta; overall: 19.1 x 13.6 x 15.5 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.).

The Slave Trade, print made by John Raphael Smith, after painting by George Morland, 1791 Stock Photo

RMT6TFPX–The Slave Trade, print made by John Raphael Smith, after painting by George Morland, 1791

Antique 17th century engraving, 'an African woman in state dress' (Eine Africanerin im Staats Kleid) by Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder (1654-1725). SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING Stock Photo

RM2HHH1KN–Antique 17th century engraving, 'an African woman in state dress' (Eine Africanerin im Staats Kleid) by Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder (1654-1725). SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING

RMC9NFFH–Nov. 23, 2011 - Redondo Beach, California, U.S. - The Lady Washington sits docked in King Harbor in Redondo Beach. The tall wooden ship is a replica of the original Lady Washington, which was built as a merchant ship in the late 1700's and was the first American ship to round Cape Horn in Africa and

Engraving of the home in Egypt of Jacques-François de Menou, baron of Boussay, later Abdallah de Menou (1750 – 1810), a French statesman of the French Revolution and general of the French Revolutionary Wars, from a publication circa 1890 Stock Photo

RM2H4H22X–Engraving of the home in Egypt of Jacques-François de Menou, baron of Boussay, later Abdallah de Menou (1750 – 1810), a French statesman of the French Revolution and general of the French Revolutionary Wars, from a publication circa 1890

The 18th century Theological Seminary building, Dorp Street, Stellenbosch South Africa Stock Photo

RMHDJ98N–The 18th century Theological Seminary building, Dorp Street, Stellenbosch South Africa

Halftone illustration of two soldiers frome the French zouaves light infantry dancing with should high kicks Stock Photo

RM2A4Y38A–Halftone illustration of two soldiers frome the French zouaves light infantry dancing with should high kicks

RMBGM0HF–Sanctuary of Zaouia Moulay Idriss II, shrine, tomb, Fes el-Bali, city of Fez, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Engraving of the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, with a detail of action on Nelson's flagship; from a publication circa 1890 Stock Photo

RM2H4H1EX–Engraving of the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798, with a detail of action on Nelson's flagship; from a publication circa 1890

Stamp issued in 1985 by Guine Bissau Africa, featuring the St Louis, a French East Indiaman of the 1700s. Stock Photo

RF2A6D82K–Stamp issued in 1985 by Guine Bissau Africa, featuring the St Louis, a French East Indiaman of the 1700s.

Cape Town, South Africa. 23rd May, 2021. Bronze statues of Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa's freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. Credit: Lyv Tianran/Xinhua/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2FWN45B–Cape Town, South Africa. 23rd May, 2021. Bronze statues of Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa's freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. Credit: Lyv Tianran/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

RMEJXTCK–Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa.

RMREGBX5–Battersea Park, London, UK. 22 January, 2019. The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair. More than 150 dealers from the UK and Europe take part in the Fair, bringing a beautiful variety of antique and 20th century design drawn from sources around the world. Unusual interior decoration for sale dating from the early 1700s to 1970, by designers and makers from the British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News.

Tarsier. Detail from engraving created in 1700s for French naturalist, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), from a drawing by French wildlife artist, Jacques Henri E. De Sève (fl.1742-1788). The engraving appeared in Buffon’s influential work on natural history, the 36-volume 'Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière …’, published between 1749 and 1788. This illustration, later coloured by hand, comes from the rare 1780 French edition of the ‘Histoire’. Stock Photo

RF2B22M27–Tarsier. Detail from engraving created in 1700s for French naturalist, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), from a drawing by French wildlife artist, Jacques Henri E. De Sève (fl.1742-1788). The engraving appeared in Buffon’s influential work on natural history, the 36-volume 'Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière …’, published between 1749 and 1788. This illustration, later coloured by hand, comes from the rare 1780 French edition of the ‘Histoire’.

RMBK511P–Historic Noonday gun which is fired at noon every day from Lion Battery on Signal Hill above Cape Town South Africa

Engraving of the grand attack upon Gibraltar, September 13, 1782, from a drawing by Lieutenant Sandby of the 12 Regiment. Attacks by the French and Spanish forces failed to push out the British despite several attempts from 1779 to 1783. Stock Photo

RM2DX5FP6–Engraving of the grand attack upon Gibraltar, September 13, 1782, from a drawing by Lieutenant Sandby of the 12 Regiment. Attacks by the French and Spanish forces failed to push out the British despite several attempts from 1779 to 1783.

South Africa, Khoikhoi Midwives Stock Photo

RMT81N42–South Africa, Khoikhoi Midwives

African captives being marched to slave ships through slave burial grounds 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA8FDJ2–African captives being marched to slave ships through slave burial grounds 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

210524 -- CAPE TOWN, May 24, 2021 -- Bronze statues of Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa s freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-FREEDOM-BRONZE STATUES LyvxTianran PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Stock Photo

RM2RR91X0–210524 -- CAPE TOWN, May 24, 2021 -- Bronze statues of Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa s freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. SOUTH AFRICA-CAPE TOWN-FREEDOM-BRONZE STATUES LyvxTianran PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Altar figure (onílé), possibly 1700s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Copper alloy; with base: 34.3 x 10.8 x 25.4 cm (13 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 10 in.); without base: 31.3 x 10.8 x 25.4 cm (12 5/16 x 4 1/4 x 10 in.). Stock Photo

RM2H10XPY–Altar figure (onílé), possibly 1700s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Copper alloy; with base: 34.3 x 10.8 x 25.4 cm (13 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 10 in.); without base: 31.3 x 10.8 x 25.4 cm (12 5/16 x 4 1/4 x 10 in.).

Antique Maps of the World Map of the World Nicolas De Fer c 1724 Stock Photo

RM2D87J1H–Antique Maps of the World Map of the World Nicolas De Fer c 1724

Curtain, 1600s–1700s. Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Djerba, Tunisian weaver(s) and embroiderer(s). Silk, linen, metal, and dye; overall: 281 x 157.7 cm (110 5/8 x 62 1/16 in.). This pair of curtains displays colorful silk bands with woven geometric motifs, and cream bands with gold-embroidered plants, birds, six-pointed stars, and the khamsah (????), an open five-fingered hand. Birds and the tree of life were popular good luck or fertility symbols linked to marriage. The cosmopolitan motifs would have resonated with Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike, reflecting its creation on multiethnic Stock Photo

RM2H0YD5H–Curtain, 1600s–1700s. Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, Djerba, Tunisian weaver(s) and embroiderer(s). Silk, linen, metal, and dye; overall: 281 x 157.7 cm (110 5/8 x 62 1/16 in.). This pair of curtains displays colorful silk bands with woven geometric motifs, and cream bands with gold-embroidered plants, birds, six-pointed stars, and the khamsah (????), an open five-fingered hand. Birds and the tree of life were popular good luck or fertility symbols linked to marriage. The cosmopolitan motifs would have resonated with Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike, reflecting its creation on multiethnic

RMC9NFFM–Nov. 23, 2011 - Redondo Beach, California, U.S. - The Lady Washington sits docked in King Harbor in Redondo Beach. The tall wooden ship is a replica of the original Lady Washington, which was built as a merchant ship in the late 1700's and was the first American ship to round Cape Horn in Africa and

Antique 17th century engraving, 'An African woman in house clothes' (Eine Africanerin im Haus-Gewand) by Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder (1654-1725). SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING Stock Photo

RM2HHR7J7–Antique 17th century engraving, 'An African woman in house clothes' (Eine Africanerin im Haus-Gewand) by Johann Christoph Weigel, known as Christoph Weigel the Elder (1654-1725). SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING

Interior of 18th century house, Stellenbosch Village Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa Stock Photo

RMHDJ99P–Interior of 18th century house, Stellenbosch Village Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa

The Miracles of Mary [Te’amire Maryam] bound manuscript created in Gondar, Ethiopia between 1667 and 1706 showing the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus. Stock Photo

RM2HKC9EK–The Miracles of Mary [Te’amire Maryam] bound manuscript created in Gondar, Ethiopia between 1667 and 1706 showing the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus.

RMATAJ26–Sanctuary of Zaouia Moulay Idriss II, shrine, tomb, Fes el-Bali, city of Fez, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

British manilla 18th century Stock Photo

RM2RXWE0H–British manilla 18th century

Vintage Map Illustration showing the Cape of Good Hope and its Fortress 1705 by Nicolas de Fer Stock Photo

RM2Y40CW0–Vintage Map Illustration showing the Cape of Good Hope and its Fortress 1705 by Nicolas de Fer

RM2FWN45A–Cape Town, South Africa. 23rd May, 2021. Bronze statues of Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are displayed at a tourist spot named The Long March to Freedom in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 23, 2021. The Long March to Freedom has life-size Bronze statues of 100 individuals who struggled for South Africa's freedom from the early 1700s to Freedom Day in April 1994. Credit: Lyv Tianran/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

RMEJXTCP–Huguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa.

RMREGBTN–Battersea Park, London, UK. 22 January, 2019. The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair. More than 150 dealers from the UK and Europe take part in the Fair, bringing a beautiful variety of antique and 20th century design drawn from sources around the world. Unusual interior decoration for sale dating from the early 1700s to 1970, by designers and makers from the British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Credit: Malcolm Park/Alamy Live News.

Architectural detail at the Old Drostdy, Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa. Stock Photo

RMEXTCMD–Architectural detail at the Old Drostdy, Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa.

RMBK4WF1–Historic Noonday gun which is fired at noon every day from Lion Battery on Signal Hill above Cape Town South Africa

Face of an otter or la loutre. Detail from engraving created in 1700s for French naturalist, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), from a drawing by French wildlife artist, Jacques Henri E. De Sève (fl.1742-1788). The engraving appeared in Buffon’s influential work on natural history, the 36-volume 'Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière …’, published between 1749 and 1788. This illustration, later coloured by hand, comes from the rare 1780 French edition of the ‘Histoire'. Stock Photo

RF2B22M30–Face of an otter or la loutre. Detail from engraving created in 1700s for French naturalist, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), from a drawing by French wildlife artist, Jacques Henri E. De Sève (fl.1742-1788). The engraving appeared in Buffon’s influential work on natural history, the 36-volume 'Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière …’, published between 1749 and 1788. This illustration, later coloured by hand, comes from the rare 1780 French edition of the ‘Histoire'.

South Africa, Khoikhoi Capturing Livestock Stock Photo

RMT81N43–South Africa, Khoikhoi Capturing Livestock

Africans bringing a bound slave to a trader's ship, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration Stock Photo

RMDD61X7–Africans bringing a bound slave to a trader's ship, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

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