Images
of Ethiopia
from the 19th century
Ras
Makonnen, Prince of the Abyssinian Province of Tigre, with his suite.
Queen Tai Tou, Menelik's principal wife.
King
Menelik II. The ex-prince of Tigre gained the throne in 1899.
An Abyssinian Priest
Abyssinian Court Ladies.
Ruins of Axum (remains of the King's seat), capital of Ethiopia. According to tradition, was founded after the Flood by a son of Ham.
Facsimile of an Abyssinian Bible.
King John of Abyssinia. After the suicide of Theodore, a prince of Tigre secured the throne, assuming the name John.
All images taken from 'Harmsworth History of the World" published 1907
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