Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Captain da Cortá, Joaquin Antonio
Date
September 12, 1840
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (31.3 x 21.4 cm)
Description
A ship certificate for the Brazilian slave ship the Convenção, captained by Joaquin Antonio da Corta. A single page certificate document with writing on the recto in brown ink by three different hands, in both Spanish and Portuguese. At the top left are two stamps: one oval-shaped in black ink depicting a large [2] beneath a rising sun motif; the other is in blue ink and depicts a rooster above a decorative banner reading [SELLO DEL (illegible) / 1810]. The content notes the ship left the coast of Rio de Janeiro and arrived at the port of Montevideo, Uruguay in 1840 with seven enslaved persons on board.
Place depicted
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America
Montevideo, Uruguay, Latin America, South America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
certificates
Topic
Colonialism
Commerce
Portuguese colonialism
Slave trade
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2010.1.235.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b1c253e-b54f-4262-8824-58c9215c53e3

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