The Choicest Pieces of her Cargo Were Sold at Auction
This auction scene accompanies an article, "The New York Slave-Traders" (p. 293-303). The date 1643 is shown on the building behind the auctioneer's block and modern publishers sometimes assume to be the date of the illustration. Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily for young people. He is credited with creating what has become the modern stereotype of pirate dress.
Image Title
The Choicest Pieces of her Cargo Were Sold at Auction
RegID
SI-OB-735
Date
1895
Title
The Choicest Pieces of her Cargo Were Sold at Auction
Source
Harpers New Monthly Magazine (Jan. 1895), p. 299. Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library; also Francis J. Dowd, ed., Howard Pyle's Book of the American Spirit (New York and London, 1923), facing p. 55.
Language
English
Item sets
Slave Sales & Auctions: African Coast & the Americas
Spatial Coverage
North America--New York
Reproduced In
Harpers New Monthly Magazine (Jan. 1895), p. 299.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
16-Jul-10
Identifier
H007