Blue Bird of Paradise, Illustration by Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (1858-1927) from the Original, Framed Art Print Skirts & Bottoms Diameter sizes: 8 cm

Diameter sizes: 8 cm

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The variety of flowers and fruits from all season signify that a golden era has returned under the Emperors rule

inside a cloud-shaped cartouche

Blue Bird of Paradise, Illustration by Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (1858-1927) from the Original, Framed Art Print Skirts & Bottoms Diameter sizes: 8 cmOriginal public domain art, digitally enhanced in high resolution. Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (18581927) was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa. He learned to speak several of the languages spoken by people on the continent. He published 40 books on subjects related to Africa and was one of the key players in the 'Scramble for Africa' that occurred at the end of the nineteenth