Selected African Holdings

Selected African Holdings

New York State Library

Selected items with African Origination


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New York State Library · 1913 English

Union of South Africa. Cape of Good Hope. Kimberley. Part of the volcanic crater, the first of the diamond mines opened; area 45 acres, surface opening 1200 feet across, lowest …


New York State Library · 1913 English

A side view of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Cheops from the southeast in Gizeh (Giza), Egypt. Nine men and about six camels stand in front of the …


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A map of the “Expansion of Roman Power between the Sicilian and Hannibalian Wars with Carthage (B.C 241-218),” from J.H. Breasted's Survey of the Ancient World. The original picture was …


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Relief on outer wall of the temple at Kom Ombo in Egypt. It displays servants bringing food to the king. Four servants are visible, bringing the king antelopes, birds, and …


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Hieroglyphics with English translation. From inscription by Anna (first half of 18th dynasty) in Cleopatra's Needles and Other Egyptian Obelisks, by Sir E. A. W. Budge. Hieroglyphics are a complex …


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“Map Showing Expansion of Roman Power from the Beginning of the Revolution to the Death of Caesar, 133-44 B.C.,” from J.H. Breasted's Ancient Times. The original picture was taken with …


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Colossal Statue of the Egyptian Pharoah Rameses II at the Court of Rameses II in Temple of Luxor. The statue has clenched hands and stands with one foot in front …


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“Map of the Roman Empire,” from Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture, 6th Edition. The original picture was taken with the permission of Charles Scribner’s Sons, the publishers. The …


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Step Pyramid (Dynasty III) in Sakkara (or Saqqara), Egypt. A man with two donkeys stands in the foreground. Sakkara was the burial ground for people Egyptians from the capital of …


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A map showing the “Expansion of Roman Power from the End of the Hannibalian War to the Beginning of the Revolution (B.C. 201-133),” from J.H. Breasted's Survey of the Ancient …