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Stanley cutting his way through the dark continent – Vintage Wall Art

Stanley cutting his way through the dark continent, c1889. — antique lithograph
Stanley cutting his way through the dark continent, c1889.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Stanley cutting his way through the dark continent

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Stanley's own title, "cutting his way through the dark continent," points to the Ituri forest, which Henry Morton Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1887 to 1889 had to hack through with axes and machetes. The color lithograph shows the explorer at the center of the scene, and its subjects include African figures and fighting, reflecting how Europeans and Americans of the period often pictured Africa as a violent wilderness awaiting conquest. Stanley's journey drew enormous attention in the press, so prints like this one helped shape public ideas about exploration and empire.

Created / publishedc1889.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreLithographs Color 1880-1890.
NotesNo. 101.
SubjectsStanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton),--1841-1904--Journeys. Africans--Africa--1880-1890. Explorers--Africa--1880-1890. Fighting--Africa--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,086 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-151380

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