The London Zoo opened on 27 April 1828, attracting 30,000 visitors in its first seven months. The hippopotamus in the picture, named Obaysch, was a gift from the Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, Abbas Pacsha, in 1850. Obaysch was Britain’s first hippopotamus, and thanks to him, the zoo doubled its visitors that year.
Collection: Images
Project: 11. Science and culture as representation in Europe., 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity.
Chronology: XIX
Scope: Primary Education, Secondary Education
Resource type: Image
Format: Photograph
Source: British Library
Language: English
Date: 9/24/2020
Owner: Fátima Simón Hernández (Modernalia)
Identifier: British Library Shelfmark: C.43.i.7
Copyright: Public domain
Abstract: Photograph at London Zoo from the Photographic Club members' 1855 photograph album.
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