Florence von Sass, Lady Baker, January 1894
Florence von Sass (1841 - 1916), Hungarian-born orphan, British explorer, the second wife of Sir Samuel W Baker and explorer, published in Samuel Baker's obituary. Lady Baker, sold to Sir Samuel Baker as a slave whom she later married and accompanied on various expeditions, notably around the Nile. Baker was an abolitonist and campaigned to end the slave trade in Africa
Picture No
12688826
Media ID
46134262
Size
4004px x 4818px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving based on a photograph taken by E. Kelly in The Graphic', 6 January 1894, page 19
Date
1894
