The visual sources consisted of images that showed what was going on at this time. More specifically what places were being take over, who was fighting, and who lost power, and who gained control, who were mutually friends, and who were enemies.
The one picture I liked was the visual source of the Ethiopian Exception. It caught my interest because it was the one and only exception to the general European takeover of Africa during the scramble. The painting replicated the celebrations of the victory at Adowa. Unless you read the text you probably wouldn't notice that Emperor Menelike is shown in the upper left hand corner with his queen Empress Taytu, watching the battle take place. Additionally, in the paining there was a halo of red, yellow, and green celebrating the win of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian flag was adopted shortly after the battle.
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