XJF437972 Freetown, Sierra Leone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Labelled in the image are The Penelope, Mandingo Shore, Jail (the upper storey used as the Court House), Freetown Church, Colonial Office, Commisariat; Freetown was a Crown Colony from 1808-1961 and served as the capital of British West Afria and as the base for the Royal Navy\'s West Africa Squadron; The Freetown Church that can be seen in the centre of the image is St George\'s Cathedral, Freetown, the building of which was completed in 1828;); English, out of copyright.