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Negroes just landed from a Slave Ship

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09791.06 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1810 Pagination: 1 engraving Height: 10 cm, Width: 17.3 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Negroes just landed from a Slave Ship" dated circa 1810. Features a group of enslaved people on a beach with a ship in the background. The group is bracketed by two white men.

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