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Negro bridge over the Senegal [graphic] / Storer, sc.
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Creator
Storer, engraver.
Title
Negro bridge over the Senegal [graphic] / Storer, sc.
Publisher
London: Published by Sherwood, Neely, & Jones
Publisher
ENGLAND. London. 1822
Date
July 1, 1820
Physical Description
1 print: engraving; overall 21 x 27 cm. (8 x 10.5 in)
Description
Various aspects of the scene correspond with observations raised in Myer's text. For instance, in the lower left-hand corner of the image, a man kills a crocodile in a way that Myers described as typical in West Africa: by wrapping his arm in a piece of strong dried skin and plunging it as far as possible into the crocodile's mouth. With the aid of a flexible wooden hoop, another figure climbs a tree in order to procure sap for palm-wine, a popular beverage. In the center of the scene, several slaves march in single file over a bridge. Led by two European colonizers, they are bound together by collars connected to a pole that rests on their shoulders.
Is part of
Myers, Thomas, 1774-1834, New and comprehensive system of modern geography, mathematical, physical, political, and commercial. London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-Row, 1822.
Notes
Plate in Thomas Myer's New and Comprehensive System of Modern Geography, Mathematical, Physical, Political, and Commercial (London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-Row, 1822), p. 436.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Punishment Scenes.
Subject
Slaves -- Capture & imprisonment -- Senegal.
Physical restraints.
Crocodiles -- Africa, West.
Palm wine -- Senegal.
Geographic subject
Senegal -- Pictorial works -- 19th century.
Genre
Engravings -- 1820-1830.
Book illustrations -- 1820-1830.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | *Am 1822 Myer 1820.Q p 436
Accession number
1820.Q
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Fels African Americana Image Project
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