This rather well sketched gathering took place in 1884, the year of the founding of Derby County Football Club and the last of the 12 founding members of the Football League. While I doubt Derbyshire County Cricket Club ever had what looks to be rather salubrious surroundings for their meeting on February 4th, 1884 the European powers clearly did as they sat down at the Berlin Conference to carve up Africa. The depiction of this conference is intere