River Mining of Diamonds, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1826
Caption, Lavage des Diamans; shows group of enslaved males, wearing loin cloths, panning for diamonds; several European overseers watching over them. Location in the Diamond District, Serro Frio (Cerro-do-Frio). The author describes the process of gathering diamonds, how people can be rewarded for their finds as well as the severity of punishments for stealing (pp. 178-179).
Image Title
River Mining of Diamonds, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1826
RegID
SI-OB-246
Date
1826
Title
River Mining of Diamonds, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1826
Source
Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny, Voyage pittoresque dans les deux Amèriques...(Paris, 1836), facing p. 163. (Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library)
Language
French
Item sets
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Spatial Coverage
South America--Brazil--Minas Gerais
Reproduced In
Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny, Voyage pittoresque dans les deux Amèriques...(Paris, 1836), facing p. 163.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
NW0311