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| Picture No | 10821612 |
| Date | 1892 |
| Description | Annexation of the Gilbert Islands |
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Annexation of the Gilbert Islands, situated in the West Pacific Ocean: "HMS Royalist commanded by Captain Davis, hoisted the British flag on Apamana Island on 27th May [1892] proclaiming the whole group [of islands] under British protection, and afterwars visited the other islands, hoisting flags on them also."
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| Source | Unattributed illustrations in The Illustrated London News, 10th September 1892, page 325 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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