African slaves washing silt from diamonds
African slaves washing silt from diamonds in troughs at the Mandanga diamond-works on the Jequitinhonha river, Brazil. Colonial overseers sit on platforms near the riverbank. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1842
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12486163
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45798597
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Florilegius Collection
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Anthropology Ferrrario Giulio Manners Migliavacca Negro Overseer Silt Trough Wash
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