Ruins on James Island, Gambia, Africa
Ruins of Fort James on James Island, Gambia, Africa - UNESCO World Heritage Site. The gun batteries were erected with the specific intent of thwarting the slave trade once it had become illegal in the British Empire after the passing of the Slave Trade Act in 1807
Picture No
10493797
Media ID
46623019
Size
4700px x 2999px
(1.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1920s
