Der Sclavenhandel [In German]

GLC09791.05

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GLC#
GLC09791.05-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1833
Title
Der Sclavenhandel [In German]
Place Written
Germany
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Slavery & Anti-slavery

One page of engravings entitled "Der Sclavenhandel" dated 1833. The engravings are gathered on the page as an illustration of the slave trade. The top image features people being herded away from a village towards a ship. In the foreground is a person hugging children as they are threated by a man holding a stick. The lower engraving features the layout of the hold of a slave ship. It illustrates the conditions for the enslaved people in the ship.

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