Slave Trading Station, Mozambique, 1850
Caption, Burning of a slave establishment by British seamen and marines, at Keonga, river Mozama, in the Mozambique Channel. The accompanying article describes the destruction in the previous June of this African-owned station which was defended by a cannon and by about 300 free natives, with muskets, besides several bowmen and spearmen.
Image Title
Slave Trading Station, Mozambique, 1850
RegID
SI-OB-1109
Date
1850
Title
Slave Trading Station, Mozambique, 1850
Source
The Illustrated London News (Jan. 18, 1851), vol. 18, p. 44.
Language
English
Item sets
Slave Sales & Auctions: African Coast & the Americas
Spatial Coverage
Africa--East Central
Reproduced In
The Illustrated London News (Jan. 18, 1851), vol. 18, p. 44.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
26-Jan-15
Identifier
ILN044