Cinque (fac-simile of the original autograph): The Chief of the Amistad Captives
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. This engraved portrait is based on original painting of 1839-1840, by Nathaniel Jocelyn, held by New Haven Colony Historical Society.
Image Title
Cinque (fac-simile of the original autograph): The Chief of the Amistad Captives
RegID
SI-OB-536
Date
1839-1840
Title
Cinque (fac-simile of the original autograph): The Chief of the Amistad Captives
Source
Wilson Armistead, A Tribute to the Negro (Manchester, NH, 1848), p. 501.
Language
English
Item sets
Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals
Spatial Coverage
North America--Connecticut
Reproduced In
Wilson Armistead, A Tribute to the Negro (Manchester, NH, 1848), p. 501.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Identifier
cinque