Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1829-1855
No. IV. Free Town, Sierra Leone
No. IV Free Town, Sierra Leone,
North west view of village looking across to Murray point and the Wesleyan Mission House on King Tom's Point. rectangular, straw roofed, single storey dwellings, picket fenced, with townsfolk. Drawing is anotated with place names and also includes a Mandingo Caravansera (Mandinka people), Glen huntley and Royal Albert. Freetown was founded in 1792 by the Sierra Leone Company as a home for Black Britons who had fought for the British in the American Revolutionary War. In 1808, Freetown became a British Crown Colony, and in 1896, the interior of the country became a British Protectorate. The Crown Colony and Protectorate joined and gained independence in 1961. From 1991 to 2000, the country suffered greatly under a devastating civil war.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2006.44/50
- Object name:
- No. IV. Free Town, Sierra Leone
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- Artist/Maker:
- Ackermann & Co.
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- Production date:
- 1829-1855
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 333 mm, W 759 mm (paper)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- CC BY-NC 4.0
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