Title

Captives being brought on board a slave ship on the West Coast of Africa (Slave Coast), c1880. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Captives being brought on board a slave ship on the West Coast of Africa (Slave Coast), c1880. Although Britain outlawed slavery in 1833 and it was abolished in the USA after the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War in 1865, the transatlantic trade in African slaves continued. The main market for the slaves was Brazil, where slavery was not abolished until 1888. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D08_138

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (6,5Mb) / 16,5in x 11,9in / 4944 x 3563 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Africa people male man men guy ship ships continent color colour African west africa captive deck captivity location century concept exploitation slavery colourised slave on deck 19th century water transport negro human rights nineteenth century The Print Collector slave trade slave trader West African wood engraving on board Unknown colorised wood engraving