Most of the Colony of Kenya was photographed in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and used to compile the Kenyan topographic maps (scale 1:50 000; Series Y731). These maps show the locations of the air photographs and a copy of the photos are held by the Rhodes House of the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford. These photos give a glimpse into historical land cover and land use and can be used to analyse natural and social changes on East African landscapes.

Colin at the Rhodes House garden gate.

Esther examining photos of the Amboseli region taken during the 1950s.
Photographs by: Esther Githumbi, Colin Courtney Mustaphi