A slave raid on a village in Senegal, 1800s
A slave raid by Assouna tribes on a village in Senegal, 1800s. A man on horseback with sword chases a woman with child. In the background, houses are burning and villagers fleeing. Moors surprising a negro village. After Rene Claude Geoffroy de Villeneuve's l'Afrique, 1814. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: Africa, A description of the manners and customs Moors of the Sahara and of the Negro Nations, R. Ackermann, England, 1821
Picture No
13135823
Media ID
45943014
Size
6428px x 3556px
(4.8MB)
Credit
Florilegius
Source
Rene Claude Geoffroy de Villeneu
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Belonging Caravan Description Frederic Geoffroy Manners Moor Moors Negro Nomad Sahara Senegal Senegambia Shoberl Stipple Villeneuve
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