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Buy this image Add this to a collection View this item in the library Share or embed this object TweetThe Anchorage off the Town of Bonny river sixteen miles from the Entrance
PAD1929
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| Gallery location | Not on display |
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| Object ID | PAD1929 |
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| Description | A watercolour with graphite painting depicting the anchorage off the town of Bonny River. The Bonny River, located in present-day Nigeria, was a major collection point for West African slavers. After 1808, in an attempt to shift the economy of the region away from slavery, a trade in palm oil was encouraged. A number of former British slave dealers quickly switched their business from human to palm oil cargoes. The King of Bonny, however, continued to supply some 30,000 slaves a year to Portuguese dealers during the 1820s and 1830s, which is roughly the period of this drawing. |
| Date made | Early 19th century |
| Artist/Maker | G., P. M. |
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| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Materials | watercolour, with graphite and scratcing out |
| Measurements | Image: 200 mm x 370 mm |
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