Picture No | 10217573 |
Date | 1800 |
Description | Meeting of Emin Pasha and Sir Henry Morton Stanley, Kavalli, |
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Emin Pasha (1840 - 1892) and Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841 - 1904) at Kavalli, Central Africa, April 1888. Emin Pasha, the German doctor, explorer, linguist and Governor of the Egyptian Equatorial Province had retreated to Wadelai, near Lake Albert, with 10,000 followers during the Mahdi Rising. Cut off from all communication Emin Pasha was considered lost, so the British government sent out a rescue party led by Stanley. This image shows the scene as the two men meet for the first time.
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Source | The Graphic, 29 April 1800 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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