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Note: Als Nr. 73 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. - Bildlegende im Album: "Yaw Sapong, König von Djabeng. - Dieser junge Mann, König der nun zerstörten Asantestadt Djabeng, ist einer der grossen Häuptlinge des Asantekönigs und wohnt in Ahyiaem, siebzehn Stunden von Kumase entfernt. Obschon noch des Königs Unterthan, möchte er sich doch unter den Schutz der englischen Regierung stellen und hat uns vor anderthalb Jahren um einen Catechisten gebeten, welcher nun seit einem Jahre in dem benachbarten Odumase thätig ist. Wenn die Anfänge auch schwer sind, so hoffen wir doch, dass unsere Mission daselbst festen Fuss fassen wird." Note translation: Published as no 73 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer' (= 'Eighty pictures of the Gold Coast (West Africa) by the missionary Fritz Ramseyer'), Neuenburg 1895. - Caption there: "Yaw Sapong, King of Dwaben. This young man, King of the Asante town of Dwaben, which is now in ruins, is one of the great chiefs of the Asante King. He lives in Ahyiaem, 17 hours from Kumase. Although he is a subject of the King [of Asante] he would like to place himself under English protection, and asked us for a catechist 18 months ago. For a year now we have had a catechist in Odumase, a place near his captial. The beginnings have been difficult, but we hope now that our Mission is firmly established in this area." - The caption in the French version ('Quatre-vingts Vues...') makes it clear that the town involved is Odumase Asante, and says that the catechist is "full of zeal." (PJ 08.1998).
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image
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b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 16.1 x 11.4 cm.
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