THE BRITISH EMPIRE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS- AFRICA

Although both the climate and the distance of the African continent from Europe made photography very difficult for the amateur enthusiast in the nineteenth century, the very first photographs date back to the 1850s. This book is a fascinating pictorial record of Africa under British rule and takes the reader right up to the dismantling of the empire.

There are detailed captions throughout to guide the reader over this collection of photographs which give a remarkable insight into Africa under colonial rule before the setting up of the Commonwealth.

Hardcover with clipped dustcover. ISBN 0 7134 5207 2. Introduction plus 118 illustrations with captions and introduction. Very clean copy.No Marks.