Thomas Edward Bowdich
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Thomas Edward Bowdich was an English traveller and author.
Thomas Edward Bowdich, after William Derby.
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Osei Bonsu
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Osei Bonsu also known as Osei Tutu Kwame was the Asantehene. He reigned either from 1800 to 1824 or from 1804 to 1824. During his reign as the king, the Ashanti fought the Fante confederation and ende
Thomas Edward Bowdich
…Company of Merchants and was sent to Cape Coast. In 1817, he was sent, with two companions, William Hutchison and Henry Tedlie, to Kumasi on a mission to Osei Bonsu, the King of Asante, and chiefly through his skilful diplomacy the mission succeeded in its object of securing British control over the coast natives…
The Aban Palace was completed as a project of Osei Bonsu in 1822. This depiction of the palace dates from 1874 during British occupation
Temporary residence of Joseph Dupuis in Kumasi during his diplomatic mission to the empire in 1820.