National Army Museum

Magdala, view from Selassie, overlooking the camp of King Theodore’s army on the plateau of Salamji, Abyssinia, 1868

watercolour, watercolour

Accession Number

NAM.1959-08-84-1

Description

Magdala, view from Selassie, Abyssinia, 1868. Watercolour by Lt Cornelius Francis (Frank) James, Bombay Staff Corps, 1868. Associated with Emperor Tewodros II of Abyssinia and Abyssinia (1868).

Events

Magdala, Capture of, 1868 (Abyssinia 1867-1868)

Units

Indian Army

Bombay Staff Corps

Abyssinian Forces

People

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)

Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)

Carey, Margaret

James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)

Dimensions

Width: 67 cm Text: 46 cm

Associated collection

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Lake Ashangi, looking towards Lat, 10,000 ft above the sea, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 211 mm
Text: 156 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The church of St Michael at Focada, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 211 mm
Text: 160 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Goon Goona water falls, 12 miles down from Senafe, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 160 mm
Text: 215 mm

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Senafe, first camp on the high land, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 205 mm
Text: 155 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Undel Wells, a halting place about 17 miles up the Sooro Pass, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 140 mm
Text: 210 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Sooroo Pass or the Devil's Staircase, the road made by our men, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 215 mm
Text: 145 mm

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Koomaloo, 14 miles from Zoola, at the entrance of the Sooroo Pass, the terminus of the railway, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 210 mm
Text: 155 mm

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Heath, Leopold
Octavia
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Zoola, the landing place of the force, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 200 mm
Text: 76 mm

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Lake Ashangi, looking towards Lat, 10,000 ft above the sea, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 160 mm
Text: 120 mm

James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The church of St Michael at Focada, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 160 mm
Text: 116 mm

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The peaks of Adowa, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 204 mm
Text: 138 mm

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The ruins at Agoola, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 200 mm
Text: 150 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Amba Alaji [sic] - stronghold of Waldo Yessoos, 10,800 ft above the sea, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 20 cm
Text: 15 cm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
King Theodore of Abyssinia, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 200 mm
Text: 150 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The 10th Royal Engineers sappers and miners and 33rd (Duke of Wellington’s) Regiment of Foot storming the gateway at Magdala, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 145 mm
Text: 200 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The Chetta Ravine, a road built by Theodores army (Jidda), Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 150 mm
Text: 205 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The Wandich Pass, below the valley [sic] of Takassee, on the south the hills of Santara, Abyssinian Campaign, 1868
Width: 205 mm
Text: 154 mm

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Maull and Fox

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The ‘Devil’s Staircase’ in the Suru Pass, Abyssinia, 1868
Width: 43 cm
Text: 66 cm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Goon Goona waterfall in the Valley of ‘Mai Moona’, 12 miles from Senafay, Abyssinia, 1868

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Storming of the Gateway, Magdala, 13 April 1868
Width: 479 mm
Text: 707 mm
Part 1: 679 mm
Part 1: 448 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The scene of the Massacre, Magdala, 1868
Width: 43 cm
Text: 63.5 cm

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Hawke, John

Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)

Frank James

Timson, A H
Length: 76 cm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret

Stanley Malcolm Edwardes, (1863 - 1937)
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The embarkation of elephants in Bombay dockyard, Abyssinian Campaign, 1867
Width: 200 mm
Text: 150 mm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
Undel Wells, a camp site in the Suru Pass, about 17 miles above the ‘Devil’s Staircase’, Abyssinia, 1868
Width: 44.5 cm
Text: 67 cm

Tewodros (Theodore) II of Abyssinia
Cornelius Francis JAMES, (1838-1889)
Robert Cornelis NAPIER, (1810-1890)
Carey, Margaret
James, Cornelius Francis (Frank)
The peaks of Adowa, or Dogtooth Mountains, with a view of Adigrat and Sabagardis’ palace in the foreground, Abyssinia, 1868
Width: 30.5 cm
Text: 18.5 cm