Litter, Congo
A high-ranking citizen of the Congo is carried by slaves in a litter, which has a cover to shade him if the sun is oppressively hot
Picture No
10080737
Media ID
47264909
Size
3375px x 4326px
(2.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
engraving by J Basire, after Theodor De Bry, in an unidentified geography of circa 1770
Date
17th century
