Photograph · IllustrationAA-0329
The Abyssinian captives of 1868, including Hormuzd Rassam
- Date
- 1868
Engraving of the European captives released at Magdala in 1868 with Hormuzd Rassam, the Mosul-born Assyrian envoy sent to negotiate their freedom. The printed key names Mr Rassam among the group.
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Wikimedia Commons (British Library Mechanical Curator collection, scanned from a public-domain book)
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