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'A Mahe Woman of Ampasim; An Excursion in Dahomey', 1871. [Woman from what is now Benin in West Africa]. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C. 'A Mahe Woman of Ampasim; An Excursion in Dahomey', 1871. Creator: J. Alfred Skertchly. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)