Untitled Image (Portrait of Joseph Cinqué and Grabeau)
This document provides a profile of two participants in La Amistad revolt; and a small map of the places from where these men originated in West Africa. Joseph Cinqué (ca. 1814–ca. 1879), also known as Sengbe Pieh, was Mende from the Upper Guinea Coast. He helped lead a revolt of many Africans on the Spanish slave ship, La Amistad. The accompanying text gives physical description and biographical details.
Image Title
Untitled Image (Portrait of Joseph Cinqué and Grabeau)
RegID
SI-OB-1025
Date
1840
Title
Untitled Image (Portrait of Joseph Cinqué and Grabeau)
Source
John W. Barber, A History of the Amistad Captives (New Haven, Conn., 1840), p. 9.
Language
English
Item sets
Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals
Spatial Coverage
North America--Connecticut
Reproduced In
John W. Barber, A History of the Amistad Captives (New Haven, Conn., 1840), p. 9
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
E003