Street in Porto-Novo, Dahomey, Africa, 1890. The official residence of the French governor. In 1861, the British bombarded the city, which persuaded the Kingdom of Porto-Novo to accept French protection in 1863. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana" (Spanish and American Illustration), 1890. (Colorised black and white print).
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