A Moorish Soldier; A Moorish Prince; A Moorish Princess; A Woman of Ordinary Rank
This image depicts Muslims from the Senegambia region. It is one of several fanciful engravings created by the publisher for this volume and not based on an eye-witness sketch. Jean-Baptiste-Léonard Durand (1742-1812) was a French director for the Compagnie du Sénégal in 1785 and 1786. The first edition in French does not contain any images.
Image Title
A Moorish Soldier; A Moorish Prince; A Moorish Princess; A Woman of Ordinary Rank
RegID
SI-OB-578
Date
1806
Title
A Moorish Soldier; A Moorish Prince; A Moorish Princess; A Woman of Ordinary Rank
Source
Jean Baptiste Durand, A voyage to Senegal . . . translated from the French, & embellished with numerous engravings (London, 1806), between pp. 136-137.
Language
English
Item sets
Pre-Colonial Africa: Society, Polity, Culture
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Western Savanna
Reproduced In
Jean Baptiste Durand, A voyage to Senegal. . . translated from the French, & embellished with numerous engravings (London, 1806), between pp. 136-137.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
11-Apr-16
Identifier
durand3