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West Africa, Kingdom of Whydah Slave,1797

Esclave de Juida. Slave of Juida. Ouidah or Whydah, formerly the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. Whydah troops pushed their way into the African interior, capturing millions of people through tribal wars, and selling them to the Europeans and Arabs. By 1716, the Kingdom of Whydah had become the second largest slave port in the Triangular trade. Costumes of Different Countries, hand-tinted engraving by Labrousse, published by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, 1797.

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West Africa, Kingdom of Whydah Slave,1797

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Esclave de Juida. Slave of Juida. Ouidah or Whydah, formerly the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. Whydah troops pushed their way into the African interior, capturing millions of people through tribal wars, and selling them to the Europeans and Arabs. By 1716, the Kingdom of Whydah had become the second largest slave port in the Triangular trade. Costumes of Different Countries, hand-tinted engraving by Labrousse, published by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, 1797.

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BÉNIN (16th century)

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Album / Science Source / Los Angeles County Museum

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3230 x 4800 px | 44.4 MB

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27.3 x 40.6 cm | 10.8 x 16.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1797 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • AFRICA • AFRICAN CONTINENT • AFRICAN • ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE • BÉNIN • BONDING • CLOTHING • COLONIAL AFRICA • COSTUME • FAMILY: MOTHER AND CHILD • HISTORY • JACQUES GRASSET DE SAINT-SAUVEUR • KINGDOM OF WHYDAH • LABROUSSE • MOTHER AND CHILD • MOTHER AND SON • NATIVE AFRICAN • NATIVE DRESS • OUIDAH • RELATIONSHIP MOTHER-SON • SLAVE • SLAVERY • TRADITIONAL • TRIBE • WEST AFRICA