Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788

Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788

Enslaved People

This image of the slave ship Brookes was one of the first images of slavery to which Western societies were exposed. It shows the inhumane conditions that enslaved people had to endure. Note the lack of space and lack of means to dispose of human waste.

Library of Congress

[1788(?)]

Mihran Tascioglu

Not in Copyright. Public Domain.

Paper

English

Still Image

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/98504459/

Call Number: Broadside Port. 282, no. 43 [Rare Book RR]

Repository: Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

United States 18th Century

Europe 18th Century

Atlantic Ocean 18th Century

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