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James Wolfe (1727-1759) English soldier. Death of General Wolfe at battle of Heights of Abraham above Quebec 13
531483 James Wolfe (1727-1759) English soldier. Death of General Wolfe at battle of Heights of Abraham above Quebec 13 September 1759. Wolfe lived to hear that his attack was successful

Jacques Randon (1795-1871) marshal of France, minister of war, Algeria governor from 1851 a 1858, photo by Disderi
1708780 Jacques Randon (1795-1871) marshal of France, minister of war, Algeria governor from 1851 a 1858, photo by Disderi; (add.info.: Jacques Randon (1795-1871) marshal of France, minister of war

American War of Independence. American patriots transporting gunpowder captured from Fort William
530442 American War of Independence. American patriots transporting gunpowder captured from Fort William and Mary to Bunker Hill: 1775. Wood engraving, 1875; Universal History Archive/UIG.

American War of Independence. American patriots, led by Major John Sullivan
530441 American War of Independence. American patriots, led by Major John Sullivan, carrying gunpowder captured from Fort William and Mary, Portsmouth, back to their boat: 1775

Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Bostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat
530428 Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Bostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat. In background tea is being dumped in the harbour

British troops parading on the Esplanade, Calcutta, India. Mid-19th century steel engraving
536741 British troops parading on the Esplanade, Calcutta, India. Mid-19th century steel engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

British Empire Exposition
2014279 British Empire Exposition; (add.info.: Coll. Part. Geography. England, London. The indian pavilion during the British Empire Exposition (1924-25). Postcard, England, 1924.); Photo © CCI

View of ruins in Fashoda, Sudan july 10, 1898 at the time of the Congo Nile Mission
1753761 View of ruins in Fashoda, Sudan july 10, 1898 at the time of the Congo Nile Mission, led by the French in Africa 1896-1899

Mission of Jean-Baptiste Marchand (Congo Nile mission) in Oubangui Chari (Central African Republic), 1896 - 1899
1743936 Mission of Jean-Baptiste Marchand (Congo Nile mission) in Oubangui Chari (Central African Republic), 1896 - 1899, drawing; (add.info)

Bombay-Calcutta Mail on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (colour litho)
8635191 Bombay-Calcutta Mail on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Prince of Wales at the unveiling ceremony of the memorial to Khama III, Bechuanaland (b/w photo)
8635680 The Prince of Wales at the unveiling ceremony of the memorial to Khama III, Bechuanaland (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Prince of Wales at the Shangani Memorial, Matopos Hills, Southern Rhodesia (b/w photo)
8635679 The Prince of Wales at the Shangani Memorial, Matopos Hills, Southern Rhodesia (b/w photo) by English Photographer

La premiere messe celebree apres la conquete du Mexique (coloured engraving)
8653303 La premiere messe celebree apres la conquete du Mexique (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Champlain's house at Port Royal (engraving)
8652437 Champlain's house at Port Royal (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Champlain's house at Port Royal)

Madame de Pompadour and the King (engraving)
8652422 Madame de Pompadour and the King (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame de Pompadour and the King)

Marie Antoinette (engraving)
8652411 Marie Antoinette (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie Antoinette)

East India House, Leadenhall Street, London (engraving)
8676365 East India House, Leadenhall Street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East India House, Leadenhall Street, London)

Jamaica alphabet (litho)
8676234 Jamaica alphabet (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamaica alphabet. Illustration from In the Trades, the Tropics & the Roaring Forties)

Installation of Chinese governor and Tartar general of Canton by the allied commanders (engraving)
8676318 Installation of Chinese governor and Tartar general of Canton by the allied commanders (engraving) by English School

David Livingstone's second Zambezi Expedition (engraving)
8676306 David Livingstone's second Zambezi Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Livingstone's second Zambezi Expedition)

Capture of Ye Mingchen, Chinese Governor of Canton, by the British, 1857 (engraving)
8676343 Capture of Ye Mingchen, Chinese Governor of Canton, by the British, 1857 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Ye Mingchen)

Charles Ash Windham, British general and politician (engraving)
8676329 Charles Ash Windham, British general and politician (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Ash Windham (1810-1870)

French colonial plantation owner's daughter, is carried by servants on a litter Vietnam, 1895 (b/w photo)
5672147 French colonial plantation owner's daughter, is carried by servants on a litter Vietnam, 1895 (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Noerlandese, King of Bussa, Bornese, covered with tree zest fabrics
6202818 Noerlandese, King of Bussa, Bornese, covered with tree zest fabrics; (add.info.: "Noerlandese, King of Bussa, Bornese, covered with tree zest fabrics")

If Abd-el-Kerim-Ben-Sliman, Moroccan Foreign Minister and Head of the Moroccan Embassy in France bows to the tricolor
5980592 If Abd-el-Kerim-Ben-Sliman, Moroccan Foreign Minister and Head of the Moroccan Embassy in France bows to the tricolor flag of the fourth colonial regiment - Arabic in djellaba saluting

The ghost of Admiral Hosier, the image depicts a ship surrounded by ghosts in shrouds
MMM5481930 The ghost of Admiral Hosier, the image depicts a ship surrounded by ghosts in shrouds, with the fortifications of a port by Mosley, Charles (c.1720-c.1756); National Maritime Museum

Menelik II, 1896 (print)
7143715 Menelik II, 1896 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Ethiopia. Emperor Menelik II and king of italy Umberto I. Caricature on the battle of Mekele, defeat of the italian troops)

Map of the British Colonies south of Canada up to 1783. From British History in Periods, published 1904 (b/w engraving)
6867187 Map of the British Colonies south of Canada up to 1783. From British History in Periods, published 1904 (b/w engraving); (add.info.: Map of the British Colonies south of Canada up to 1783)

'Commodore Anson in the Centurion with a crew of 227, 30 of which were boys
7341792 'Commodore Anson in the Centurion with a crew of 227, 30 of which were boys, on the 20th of June 1743 about two in the afternoon attacks

The Kingdom of Loango was a pre-colonial African state
5672143 The Kingdom of Loango was a pre-colonial African state; (add.info.: The Kingdom of Loango was a pre-colonial African state)

French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria
UIG5635128 French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria; (add.info.: French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria).

French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria
UIG5635110 French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria; (add.info.: French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria).

Gold seekers crossed the river in British Columbia, Canada in 1866. Engraving of the 19th century
JAB5037243 Gold seekers crossed the river in British Columbia, Canada in 1866. Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Gold seekers crossed the river in British Columbia, Canada in 1866)

Colonial Exhibition Marseille 1906, Pavillon des Colonies
JAB5036852 Colonial Exhibition Marseille 1906, Pavillon des Colonies; (add.info.: Colonial Exhibition Marseille 1906, Pavillon des Colonies); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Colonial Exhibition Paris 1907, the Saharan Chef Abdel Kader
JAB5036847 Colonial Exhibition Paris 1907, the Saharan Chef Abdel Kader.; (add.info.: Colonial Exhibition Paris 1907, the Saharan Chef Abdel Kader.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

French Foreign legion camp in Morocco 1908
5305183 French Foreign legion camp in Morocco 1908; (add.info.: French Foreign legion camp in Morocco 1908); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French legionnaire colonial soldiers on flag duty in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. postcard 1909
5305161 French legionnaire colonial soldiers on flag duty in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. postcard 1909; (add.info.: French legionnaire colonial soldiers on flag duty in Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria)

French legionnaire colonial soldiers at a base in Morocco. postcard 1909
5305103 French legionnaire colonial soldiers at a base in Morocco. postcard 1909; (add.info.: French legionnaire colonial soldiers at a base in Morocco. postcard 1909); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French legionnaire colonial soldiers building accommodation at a base in Casablanca, Morocco. postcard 1908
5305090 French legionnaire colonial soldiers building accommodation at a base in Casablanca, Morocco. postcard 1908; (add.info)

French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria
5305073 French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria; (add.info.: French legionnaire colonial soldier depicted on a postcard 1895 Algeria); Universal History Archive/UIG.

French colonial postcard showing French Foreign Legion soldiers commemorated as fallen heroes 1910
5305057 French colonial postcard showing French Foreign Legion soldiers commemorated as fallen heroes 1910; (add.info.: French colonial postcard showing French Foreign Legion soldiers commemorated as)

French illustration depicting Napoleon III emperor of France addressing the Legislative Assembly circa 1860
5304852 French illustration depicting Napoleon III emperor of France addressing the Legislative Assembly circa 1860; (add.info)

Portrait of Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac (1622-1698), Governor General of New France. 19th century engraving
NWI4918498 Portrait of Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac (1622-1698), Governor General of New France. 19th century engraving.; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac (1622-1698)

Portrait of Sir Isaac Brock (1769-1812) general and British administrator known primarily for his actions in
NWI4918515 Portrait of Sir Isaac Brock (1769-1812) general and British administrator known primarily for his actions in the Canadian colonies during the War of Upper Canada in 1812

Jobs in the world: the postman on a sedan chair wearing colonial clothes, the french flag and the stamp of Madagascar
ELD4922506 Jobs in the world: the postman on a sedan chair wearing colonial clothes, the french flag and the stamp of Madagascar

Algeria, Algiers: cathedrale Notre Dame d'Afrique, 1900
LUX4803515 Algeria, Algiers: cathedrale Notre Dame d'Afrique, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: cathedrale Notre Dame d'Afrique, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Tunisia, Sfax: officers of the French army under the 3rd Regiment of Spahis under a tent in Tunisia, 1902
LUX4788899 Tunisia, Sfax: officers of the French army under the 3rd Regiment of Spahis under a tent in Tunisia, 1902; (add.info.: Tunisia)

Algerie, Algiers: The port of Algiers with cruise ships and ships, 1900
LUX4803349 Algerie, Algiers: The port of Algiers with cruise ships and ships, 1900; (add.info.: Algerie, Algiers: The port of Algiers with cruise ships and ships, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

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"Unveiling the Complexities of Colonialism: Tracing its Global Impact through Time and Space" Step into a captivating journey as we explore the multifaceted nature of colonialism, from its origins to its lasting effects on various regions across the world. Our first stop takes us to Kingston Norfolk Island, where restored British penal colony buildings stand as a testament to a dark chapter in history. This World Heritage listed area invites reflection on the lives impacted by this system. Next, we delve into an 1886 map of the British Empire by Walter Crane, revealing the vast extent of imperial control during that era. The empire's reach is further depicted in McVitie's World Map Empire, showcasing how Britain left an indelible mark on countless nations. As we shift our gaze towards America, we witness The Pilgrim Fathers boarding the Mayflower—a pivotal moment that laid foundations for future colonization endeavors. Meanwhile, Patersons Camp Coffee advertisement reminds us of how commerce played a significant role in sustaining these ventures. The Gordon Highlanders' heroic tale unfolds next; Piper Findlater's V. C. Win at Dargai in 1897 exemplifies both bravery and imperialism intertwined within historical narratives. A thought-provoking American cartoon from 1882 portrays England as an octopus-like figure symbolizing imperialism's insatiable appetite for land across continents. Turning our attention to Africa, an unknown creator presents us with a General Map of British South Africa from 1900—highlighting territorial divisions resulting from colonial rule. In times of war like WWI, propaganda posters such as "The Empire Needs Men" underscored how colonies were called upon to support their colonizers' interests. Venturing deeper into Africa brings us face-to-face with Congo—a powerful Punch cartoon published in 1906 that critiques European exploitation and brutality during colonization efforts. Mayo College stands tall in Ajmer, Rajasthan—an educational institution shaped by British influence, reflecting the cultural assimilation that often accompanied colonial rule.