Flore des serres v14 067a - Public domain botanical illustration
Botanical illustration Public domain scan of print or book page depicting plant, botanical drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A nobleman of Tigre colour
A nobleman of Tigre/A Chewa nobleman
Ethiopian emissaries, Youth of Moses
Two black African individuals on the "Youth of Moses" fresco by Sandro Botticelli. They have been suggested to represent Ethiopian emissaries who arrived in Rome in 1481 (https://www.academia.edu/1648891/Four_... More
Ethiopian scribes - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Illuminated manuscript from Aksum showing two scribes.
Bako - Shako (Winterton)
Winterton Collection of East African Photographs, Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston Object 38-5-1 - Bako River Object 38-5-2 - Bako River Object 38-5-3 - Akob... More
Gaki Sherocho in ceremonial dress
Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, in ceremonial dress
Haile Selassie Genna
Haile Selassie (1892-1975) playing the traditional sport
Iyasus Mo'a (1832?)
Native depiction of Iyasus Mo'a
Menelik at the head of his army
Menelik II leading his army before the Battle of Adwa
Old Ethiopian Lion 1
Medieval European depiction of the symbol of Ethiopia, an upright lion holding a slightly different variant to the traditional cross found on Ethiopian heraldry. The symbol has been cropped from a map.
Saint Kaleb of Axum with the lion flag
"St. Elesbaan (Caleb), King of Ethiopia with S. Efigênia. (National Library of Brazil)"
Sebastopol Wello
The original Sebastopol mortar in Wello.
Sultan of Aussa, the emperor's friend
Sultan Ali Mirah of Afar with Emperor Haile Selassie on the right and the Emperor's son Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen on the left.
Tekle Hawariat as a child in Russia
Tekle Hawariat as a child in Russia.
Tekle Hawariat as a young adult
Tekle Hawariat, Shewan nobleman, as a young adult.
Yekuno Amlak (cropped)
Muslim prisoners before Emperor Yekuno Amlak. Русский: Мусульманские пленные перед царем Йекуно Амлаком.
Henry Salt - Mucculla in Abyssinia
Plate 18. "Mucculla in Abyssinia", London: William Miller, 1 May 1809. Plate XVIII. reference
Henry Salt - The town of Adowe
Plate 1: The town of Adowe
Henry Salt - The Vale of Calaat
Plate 22. "The Vale of Calaat", London: William Miller, 1 May 1809. Depicts the Chetzin Calat in the Tigray region of present day Ethiopia (then known as Abyssinia)
Henry Salt - View of the Ras's-House at Antalow
Plate 2: View_of_the_Ras's-House_at_Antalow
Mucculla in Abyssinia - GAC 2754
Plate 18. "Mucculla in Abyssinia", London: William Miller, 1 May 1809. Plate XVIII. reference
The Mountains of Samayut - British Library Maps 6.TAB.74.
Plate 21. "The Mountains of Samayut", London: William Miller, 1 May 1809.
The Mountains of Samayut GAC 2757
Plate 21. "The Mountains of Samayut", London: William Miller, 1 May 1809.
The town of Abha in Abyssinia - British Library Maps 6 tab 74 f016r
Plate 16. "The town of Abha in Abyssinia", London: William Miller, 1 May 1809.
The town of Dixan in Abyssinia - British Library Maps 6.tab.74
Plate 15. "The town of Dixan in Abyssinia", London: William Miller, 1 May 1809.
View near the village of Asceriah, in Abysinnia - British Library maps...
Plate 17. "View near the village of Asceriah, in Abysinnia", London: William Miller, 1 May 1809. Print of the mountainous landscape near the village of Asceriah in Ethiopia in Africa, Salt was there on 15 Augu... More
Troops parading Djibouti 1935, Italy
French colonial troops parading near he Governor's palace in Djibouti in 1935. France had landed additional troops in Djibouti during the period of international tension that preceded the invasion of Ethiopia ... More
Rennell Rodd Mission 1897
Photo showing the members of the Rennell Rodd mission to Ethiopia being accompanied by Ethiopian soldiers at its arrival at Addis Ababa in 1897. Photo from the book Vers Fachoda. À la rencontre de la mission M... More
A lancer of Tigre colour - Public domain portrait painting
A lancer of Tigre Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A lancer of Tigre - A black and white photo of a man with a sword and ...
A lancer of Tigre Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A nobleman of Tigre - A man with a snake in his hand
A nobleman of Tigre
Early nineteenth century warriors
Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The Cross of Emperor Tewodros II
Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.
Abyssinian Judge 1682
Dutch etching of an Abyssinian judge from 1682
Battle ethiopian
Plate 28., to face p. 394. Sketch of an Ethiopian battle scene, as drawn by Henry Salt.
Henry Salt - Mountains of Tigré from Dixan
Plate 24, Mountains of Tigré from Dixan
Henry Salt - Sketch of rocky coast of the islands of Amphila, and an A...
Plate 11., facing p. 169. Sketch of rocky coast of the islands of Amphila, and an Agow mansion in Avergale, referred to in p. 490. Etching by C. Heath, ca 1814, after H. Salt. From A Voyage to Abyssinia and Tr... More
Henry Salt - A Sketch of Mr. Pearce's House at Chelicut 0323
Plate 20., facing p. 262. A Sketch of Mr. Pearce's House at Chelicut. Etching by C. Heath, ca 1814, after H. Salt. From A Voyage to Abyssinia and Travels into the Interior of that Country by Henry Salt. 1814.
Henry Salt - Pass of Taranta
Plate 23, Pass of Taranta
Henry Salt - Sketch of a building in Avergale (cropped)
Plate 11., facing p. 169. Sketch of an Agow mansion in Avergale, referred to in p. 490. Etching by C. Heath, ca 1814, after H. Salt. From A Voyage to Abyssinia and Travels into the Interior of that Country by ... More
Camels, expedition members, monkeys on leash (3948802354)
People, camels, expedition members, monkeys on leash. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bail... More
Dawit II stamp
Stamp depicting Lebna Dengel and his army
Henry Salt - Plan of Excavated churches, etc
Plate 22., facing p. 302. Plan of the churches, Jummadi Mariam, and Abha Os Gaba, and the elevation of St. Emanuel from Alvarez, to which are annexed the cross and characters usually prefixed to Ethiopic letter... More
Elephant Trains- British attack on Tewodros II Illustrated London News...
The Abyssinian Expedition, the Elephant Train. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1 August 1868. Some of the forty-four trained elephants who had been sent from India to transport the heavy guns
Bruecke ueber den Magetsch
Etching of the old "Portuguese" Bridge over the Magech River in northern Ethiopia, near Gondar
Expedition members on Portuguese bridge (3948801628)
Expedition members on Portuguese bridge made of stone. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bai... More
Expedition members photographing the waterfalls (3948801500)
Two expedition members [maybe Cutting with camera and Fuertes?] with camera and tripod photographing the waterfalls. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Loui... More
Expedition members with mountain in background (3948019171)
Two unidentified expedition members in the field, mountain behind them. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Ba... More
Expedition tents (3948018651)
Expedition tents with Field Museum flag or banner on the outside of one. "The Sudan border at last" (Baum caption). 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis... More
Expedition members in front of tents (3948802304)
Expedition members and native Abyssinians in front of tents at campsite. One man holds a rifle over his shoulder. Banner for Field Museum U.S.A. visible in background. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyss... More
Expedition members in tent with chief (3948019401)
Expedition members in tent with chief. Probably village of Davart, seat of Dejasmatch Ayula. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Su... More
Expedition members on horses (3948018711)
Expedition members on horses. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bailey Expedition Start Date... More
Expedition members on horseback (3948801692)
Large group of expedition members on horseback, possibly includes Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Jack Baum, and others on Daily News newspaper expedition. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Part... More
Expedition members on horses (3948019225)
Three men, unidentified expedition members, on horses. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bai... More
Expedition members with movie camera (3948019605)
Expedition member (Cutting?) explaining the movie camera on tripod to two men. Shows the Akeley "pancake" camera from the side. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred ... More
Expedition members with weapons (3948018537)
Expedition members, some holding rifles, maybe a shot gun, mules, men, trees [maybe acacia]. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Su... More
Men on horses near water (3948802376)
Men (unidentified expedition members) on horses near water. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M... More
Men at camp (3948801808)
Men (expedition members) at camp. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bailey Expedition Start ... More
Expedition members, all wearing ties (3948802962)
Five expedition members, all wearing ties (2 with bow ties) and pith helmets. Wilfred Osgood at far right, Louis Agassiz Fuertes in middle. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participant... More
Camp site of Daily News expedition (3948801762)
Camp site of Daily News Abyssinian expedition. Passing through a village in Arussi. Men, mules, houses, trees. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agas... More
Caravan crossing a river (3948802040)
Expedition caravan crossing a river. The caravan fords a stream, expedition members, native Abyssinians, mules. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Aga... More
Caravan crossing a river (3948802092)
Expedition caravan crossing a river. The caravan fords a stream, expedition members, native Abyssinians, mules. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Ag... More
Caravan crossing a river (3948802144)
Expedition caravan crossing a river. The caravan fords a stream, expedition members, native Abyssinians, mules. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Ag... More
Caravan crossing Blue Nile (3948019009)
The expedition's caravan, men and horses, crossing the Blue Nile at the bottom of a canyon, 5,000 feet deep. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassi... More
Crossing Portuguese stone bridge (3948018397)
Expedition members with mules crossing stone bridge built by the Portuguese. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Ja... More
Choosing camp site (3948018307)
Camp site. The kosso, Yews, the cook (of the expedition) selected the site to make camp. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam... More
Camels and expedition members (3948801676)
Camels, men, expedition. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bailey Expedition Start Date: Se... More
Camel caravan (3948018487)
Camel caravan. Expedition member and others unloading or loading recumbent camel. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cuttin... More
Expedition camp (3948801780)
Camp, Daily News Abyssinia expedition. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bailey Expedition ... More
Expedition member outside of tent (3948803132)
Expedition member outside of tent. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bailey Expedition Start... More
Expedition camp site (3948018737)
Camp site. The kosso, Yews, the expedition cook, selected the site to make camp. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cuttin... More
Expedition member seated at table (3948019253)
Expedition member seated at table, several men standing around outside. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Ba... More
Expedition members and horse (3948018239)
Unidentified expedition members and horse as seen from above. Crowd of men in white clothing. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. S... More
Expedition member riding a camel (3948802558)
Unidentified expedition member riding a camel. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bailey Expe... More
Men standing near trees or shrubs (3948802184)
Four men, one an expedition member, standing near palm trees or shrubs. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Ba... More
Expedition camel with Field Museum flag
Seated expedition camel with Field Museum / Chicago flag or blanket. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum,... More
Expedition members and horses (3948019325)
Expedition member on horse, two other men with horses standing. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfr... More
Walking up the hill to building (3948019547)
Expedition and group of people, some on horses, walking up small hill towards building that is surrounded by a stone wall. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood... More
Fuertes sketching guereza monkey (3948019757)
Expedition crew members at camp with tent. Probably Louis Agassiz Fuertes sketching a guereza monkey. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuert... More
Group of men on horses holding rifles (3948019039)
Group of men on horses holding rifles, unidentified expedition member, rifle pointing down, unidentified mammal specimen on ground. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfr... More
Explaining the movie camera (3948019785)
Expedition member (Cutting?) explaining the movie camera to a large group of men. Shows the Akeley "pancake" camera. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Lou... More
Tantawedam land grant, Ethiopia
Copy of a land grant of king Tantawedam, a Zagwe king who probably lived in the 12th century. Stored in the Urā Masqal church.
The incident of Ethiopia
Abyssinian troops "carrying out a raid" and overrunning eastern Muslims
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia coat
አማርኛ: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝባዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ አርማ العربية: شعار جمهورية أثيوبيا الديمقراطية الشعبية Esperanto: Blazono de Etiopio Popola Demokratia Respubliko Italiano: Stemma della Repubblica Popolare Democratica d'Etio... More
Man on camel
Man (unidentified expedition member) on camel. 1927. Name of Expedition: Daily News Abyssinian Expedition Participants: Wilfred Osgood, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, C. Suydam Cutting, Jack Baum, Alfred M. Bailey Expe... More
Chrieger, Cristoforo – Nobile ethiopo, 1590 – BEIC IE8996043
Italiano: tavola
Nobile ethiopo, 1598 – BEIC IE8972727
Italiano: tavola
French troops Djibouti 1935
French colonial troops landing in Djibouti in a time of international tension prior to the invasion of Ethiopia by Italy late in 1935. Photograph in the French weekly L'Illustration.
Heruy-Wolde-Selassie-1459998290
A photograph of an elderly Heruy Wolde Selassie (1878-1938), an Ethiopian historian and foreign minister.
Troops Djibouti 1935 - An old photo of a group of people on a boat
Landing of additional French troops in Djibouti in 1935 during a period of international tension related to Italy's threat to invade Ethiopia. The bottom picture shows tirailleurs sénégalais (generic name for ... More
Ethiopic genesis (ch. 29, v. 11-16), 15th century (The S.S. Teacher's ...
A portion of the Octateuch in Ethiopian, British Library Oriental MS. 480, containing Genesis 29:11-16. This MS. was written in the 15th century, & is part of a library collected by Emperor Theodore at Magdala... More
A labourer of agame colour - Public domain portrait painting
A labourer of Agame Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Elias Christoph Heiss - Aba Gorgorios, 1681
Portrait of Abba Gorgoryos (Abba Gorgorios) by Elias Christopher Heiss, Augsburg, 1691, in a supplementary volume to the 1681 Historia Aethiopica by Hiob Ludolf.
Early nineteenth century warriors Colour
Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Smuglewicz-Posłowie perscy u króla Etiopów
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yekuno Amlak - A book with a picture of a woman and children
Русский: Мусульманские пленные перед царем Йекуно Амлаком.
Aksumite king, Qusayr Amra
Aksumite king from a mural in Qusayr Amra, first half of the eight century
American diplomatic mission to Menelik II
various members of the American 1903-04 diplomatic mission to Emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia, en route. Those present include Consul Robert P. Skinner, his secretary H. Wales, and Charles Lincoln "C.L." Husse... More
Abba Jifar II
Abba Jifar II, king of Jimma (1875-1932) Français : Abba Jifar II, roi de Jimma (1875-1932)