Slave Auction, Martinique, 1826
Caption, Une Vente de Negres (Slave Sale). The author witnessed the sale by a planter whose business had failed. He describes how the bodies of slaves to be sold were inspected and scrutinized by prospective buyers (p. 24). The engraving shows a black woman (center) being examined by whites; other Africans awaiting sale, white auctioneers on the right.
Image Title
Slave Auction, Martinique, 1826
RegID
SI-OB-723
Date
1826
Title
Slave Auction, Martinique, 1826
Source
Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny, Voyage pittoresque dans les deux Amèriques...(Paris, 1836), facing p. 14, fig. 4. (Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library)
Language
English
Item sets
Slave Sales & Auctions: African Coast & the Americas
Spatial Coverage
Caribbean--Martinique
Reproduced In
Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny, Voyage pittoresque dans les deux Amèriques...(Paris, 1836), facing p. 14, fig. 4.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
17-Dec-09
Identifier
NW0308