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“Colonizability of Africa” from "A History of the Colonization of Africa by Alien Races", 1899 (later edition published 1913)

It was written by Harry Hamilton Johnston and cartographer: John George Bartholomew. It is dated 1899 (later edition published 1913). Its medium is reproduction. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair.

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