Antique Prints of Africa

Antique Prints of Africa

View these historical prints of Africa. If you are looking for prints of particular areas, please contact us. All prints are in Very good condition unless otherwise noted. Prints are shown in alphabetical order. For prints of northern Africa view: Prints of North Africa.

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Meeting House At Amanzitote, Zulu Mission.

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1880. Light overall age toning.

10.5 x 18.8 cm ( 4.1 x 7.4 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1921

Cameroon

Wohnhaus mit Lagerraum in der Factorei Kamerun.
(House mit storage room in the Factorei Cameroon)

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1885.
Reverse side is printed with unrelated text. Overall light age toning.

12.4 x 18 cm ( 4.8 x 7 ")

$ 50.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1929

International Hotel; im Hintergrunde der Tafelberg.

Wood engraving by O. Schulz for an illustrated work ca 1890. Reverse side is printed.

10.5 x 11.3 cm ( 4.1 x 4.4 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1936

Capetown

Le Mont de la Table et la Ville du Cap. Der Tafelberg mit der Capstadt. Table Mountain and Cape Town

Chromolithograph from "Hoelzel's geographische Charakterbilder" published in Wien by E. Hoelzel, 1887. Text by Dr. Fr. Umlauft and V. v. Haardt. Extra page of text (in German) included.

14.2 x 20 cm ( 5.6 x 7.8 ")

$ 135.00

Order Nr. AFRICA 1903

Capetown

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1875.

9.9 x 15.5 cm ( 3.9 x 6.1 ")

$ 120.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1917

Bahnhof und Gebäude der Südafrika-Bank
(Capetown)

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1890.

10 x 11.3 cm ( 3.9 x 4.4 ")

$ 55.0

Order Nr. AFRICA1924

Delagoa Bay

Zur Streitfrage zwischen England and Portugal: Die Delagoa-Bai in Suedafrika.
(In the fight between England and Portugal: The Delagoa Bay in South Africa)

Wood engraving for an illustrated work, dated 1890. Reverse side is printed.
Overall light age toning.

15 x 23.3 cm ( 8.4 x 9.1 ")

$ 65.00

Order nr. AFRICA1935

Fianarantsoa

Fianarantsoa, die Hauptstadt der Betsileos. (Fianarantsoa, the captial of the Betsileos.)

Wood engraving by A. Gusman, from an illustrated work ca 1890. Reverse side is printed.

13.9 x 23.7 cm ( 5.4 x 9.3 ")

$ 65.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1931

Johannesburg

Upper image: Panorama von Johannesburg
Lower image: Goldminen bei Johannesburg.

Upper image: 12.5 x 37.9 cm ( 4.9 x 14.9 ")
Lower image: 5.4 x 15.7 cm ( 2.1 x 6.1 ")

Vertical centerfold. Repaired tear on lower centerfold reaching into image.

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Second page:

Johannesburg

Upper image: Hauptstrasse in Johannesburg.
Middle image: Johannesburg: Ecke Harrison- und Kommissioner- Strasse.
Lower image: Nationaldenkmal bei Kruegersdorf.

Image size: 7.3 x 10 cm ( 2.8 x 3.9 ")

Three pages from an illustrated work with wood engravings and photogravures ca 1890.
The surrounding text is not related.

$ 125.00

Order nr. AFRICA1928

Der Marktplatz von Johannesburg in Transvaal.

Photogravure on a page from an illustrated work ca 1885. Image is surrounded by text. Part of the text is an article about the market place of Johannesburg in Transvaal. On the backside is a small portrait of Paul Krueger surrounded by text. Part of the text is an article about Krueger. Overall light age toning.

Size of image above: 8.9 x 18.7 cm ( 3.5 x 7.3 ")

$ 65.00

Order nr. AFRICA1933

Loanda (Luanda)

"Rhede von Loanda"

Wood engraving by Alexandre De Bar, ca 1880.
Text and an image of Ambris on backside.

15.5 x 23.4 cm ( 6.1 x 9.2 ")

$ 85.00

Order Nr. AFRICA 1900

St. Paul, Loanda

"St. Paul de Loanda"

Wood engraving 1871. Backside is printed.

11.5 x 15 cm ( 4.5 x 5.9 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. AFRICA 1909

Mombasa

Mombaza

Originally colored copper engraving by Georg Hoefnagel ( 1543-1600) published in "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg in Cologne ca 1570.

On backside is text in Latin. Print has very narrow margins.

13.2 x 15.5 cm ( 5.2 x 6.1 ")

$ 185.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1908

Saint Denis, La Reunion

"Débarquement à Saint-Denis de Mgr. Maupoint, évêque de la Réunion"

Wood engraving from "La Monde Illustre", 1857. Modern hand coloring.
Print has text on backside. Light creases in upper left corner and light spotting in margins.

15.8 x 22.5 cm ( 6.2 x 8.8 ")

$ 80.00

Order Nr. AFRICA 1902

Title of Article: "The Commencement of the Caffre War"

Wood engraving dated 1852. Separate page of text on both sides that is not quite complete.
Very minor spots in margins.

19.5 x 15.5 cm ( 7.6 x 6.1 ")

$ 85.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1911

Title of Article: "The Caffres"

Wood engraving dated 1852. Separate page of text .
Very minor spots in margins.

19.5 x 15.5 cm ( 7.6 x 6.1 ")

$ 85.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1912

German consulate in Pretoria.

Das kaiserlich deutsche Konsulat in Pretoria.

Photogravure from an illustrated work ca 1895. Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.

10.5 x 14.8 cm ( 4.1 x 5.8 ")

$ 50.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1923

Upper image: Ehrenpforte fuer den neugewaehlten Praesidenten Krueger.
Lower image: Die feierliche Enschwoerung des neugewaehlten Praesidenten Krueger, 12 Mai, 1898.

Photogravures on a page from "Ueber Land und Meer" 1898. Overall light age toning.

Page size: 36 x 25.5 cm 8 14.1 x 10 ")

$ 90.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1926

Djebel Kassala in East Africa.

Upper image: Der Wokran in Ostafrika.
Lower image: Der Djebel Kassala in Ostafrika.

Wood engravings on a page from "Illustrierte Zeitung" dated March 3, 1866.
Reverse side is printed (in German) partially with an article about the Kassala in East Africa.
Light crease in lower left corner.

Page size: 27 x 39 cm ( 10.6 x 15.3 ")

$ 65.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1934

The Diamond Fields in South Africa - At the Diggings.

Wood engraving by an artist monogramming JH or HJ. Published in �Harper's Weekly". 1872. Underneath explanatory text.

Print has general age toning, vertical and horizontal centerfolds, a few insignificant spots, some

creasing. Left margin frayed on the edge. Backside is printed.

29.8 x 50 cm (11.7 x 19.7") image

41.5 x 58.8 cm (16.3 x 23.1") full page size

$ 300.00

Order Nr. MINING0030

Thara Bossin

Thara Bossin

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1875.

9.3 x 11.3 cm ( 3.6 x 4.4 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1919

Der Tanganjika und seine Uferstaemme. ( Lake Tanganyika and its shore tribes)
Detailed map drawn for the first visitation of Monsignor Bridoux with names in the French manner.

24 x 14.2 cm ( 9.4 x 5.6 ")

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Reverse side:

Ansicht von Udschidschi am Tanganjika.

Wood engraving by Canedi for an illustrated work ca 1890.

11.5 x 17.7 cm ( 4.5 x 6.9 ")

$ 85.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1925

BECHUANA CHIEF

A Bechuana Chief of South Africa.

Wood engraving from the "Illustrated London News" ca 1875.
Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.

12 x 17.5 cm ( 4.7 x 6.8 ")

$ 50.00

Order nr. AFRICA1937

Crossing a crocodile river.

Durchfahrt eines Ochsenwagens durch eine Furt des Krokodilflusses (Suedafrikanisches Republik)
(Crossing the Crocodile River in South Africa)

Wood engraving from an illustrated work dated 1896. Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.
Overall light age toning.

9.5 x 17 cm ( 3.7 x 6.6 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1927

Cape of Good Hope Wagon

Representation of a Cape of Good Hope Wagon.

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1870. Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.
Overall light age toning.

10.5 x 23.5 cm ( 4.1 x 9.2 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1930

South African Booren Farm.

Suedafrikanisches Burenhof.

Wood engraving from an illustrated work from Ferd. Hirts "Geogr. Bildertafeln" ca 1880.
Reverse side is printed with unrelated text.

8 x 16.9 cm ( 3.1 x 6.6 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1932

Magyar's Ascent of the Coast Range.

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1875. Small stain on right margin edge.

9.7 x 15.5 cm ( 3.8 x 6.1 ")

$ 50.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1922

Namqua Musican

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1875.

10.5 x 8 cm ( 4.1 x 3.1 ")

$ 45.00

Order Nr. AFRICA1920

Moshech, Chief of the Bassutos.

Wood engraving from an illustrated work ca 1875.

9.5 x 8 cm ( 3.7 x 3.1 ")

$ 50.00

Order nr. AFRICA1918

Front side: Bodengestaltung der Wueste Sahara, Typus des Arabers, Typus des Berbers, Typus des Negers, Typus des Mauren, Goetzenbild der Sklaven am Anengue-See, Abessinisches Hochland. Teiit, Partie von Cotscha in Semion.

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Reverse side.

Images: Typus des Kaffern Typus des Buschmenschen, Mangandscha-frau mit Pfeile, Pulo von reinem Blute, Kaffern Kral, Hottentottenweib, Haarputz der Aschira-frauen, Hottentott vom Kora Stamme.

Wood engravings on a page from "Orbis Pictus" by Otto Spamer, 1874.
Light crease in left margin.

Page size: 29 x 20.8 cm ( 11.4 x 8.1 ")

$ 95.00

Order Nr. NORTHAFRICA2018

Zambesi Falls