'The Rhodes Colossus', 1892 Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

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'The Rhodes Colossus', 1892. Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902), English-born South African businessman and statesman, shown striding across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo with a telegraph wire. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 10 December 1892).

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Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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