Description: Wood engraving completed by an artist in Paris on the basis of a sketch completed by the French traveler, Joseph Gallieni, during his voyage to West Africa between 1886 and 1888, of Umar's first capital and the original homestead of his wives and children, established in 1849. This engraving contains the following caption, "Dinguiray".

Date Range: 1880-1889

Location: Dingiray, Guinea

Format: Image/jpeg

Rights Management: For educational use only.

Contributing Institution: David Robinson; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University

Contributor: Joseph Gallieni and De Riou

Digitizer: MATRIX

Source: Joseph Gallieni, Lt-Colonel, Deux Campagnes au Soudan Francais 1886-1888. Ouvrage contenant 183 gravures sur bois d'apres les dessins de Riou et 2 cartes et 1 plan. Paris: Hachette, 1891.