Plan of Xavier, Musee d'histoire de Nantes, Nantes, France
Tally of French, English, Portuguese and Dutch at Xavier, Guinea, on the Voyage of the Chevalier des Marchais from Guinea, Africa, to Cayenne, French Guiana, 1725, 1726 and 1727, by Jean-Baptiste Labat, 1663-1738, 1730, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The illustration depicts the coexistence of many European nations at the trading post, with compounds for the French, Portuguese, English and Dutch. The director is carried by his servants in a litter The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13459041
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45381552
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen





























