Cecil Rhodes Colossus Cartoon
The Rhodes Colossus, Striding from Cape Town to Cairo, cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne from Punch magazine, 10 December 1892.
The image shows the British imperialist Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) astride Africa in illustration of his dream of connecting British-controlled Cairo to Cape Town.
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