Indigo factory in Senegal. Enslaved women worked in the indigo fields, cultivating and maintaining the crop. As for the enslaved men, they usually worked producing the dye from the plants. Engraving by Huyot after Sebastien Leclerc (1637-1714), 1667. XVIIme siecle: lettres, sciences et arts, France 1590-1700 (17th century: letters, sciences and arts), by Paul Lacroix. Published in Paris by Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1882.
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Indigo factory in Senegal. Enslaved women worked in the indigo fields, cultivating and maintaining the crop. As for the enslaved men, they usually worked producing the dye from the plants. Engraving by Huyot after Sebastien Leclerc (1637-1714), 1667. XVIIme siecle: lettres, sciences et arts, France 1590-1700 (17th century: letters, sciences and arts), by Paul Lacroix. Published in Paris by Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1882.

Date

19e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG26A11_365

Licence

Droits gérés

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34.8Mo (4.8Mo) / 38.2cm x 22.8cm / 4510 x 2696 (300dpi)

Mots clés

indigo plant botany history engraving Huyot Sebastien Leclerc Africa Senegal African crops cultivation farming culture agriculture economy industry production factory indigo factory slaves slavery work working tree vegetation landscape harvest 17th century tanks men women

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