Published by
Ingram, Herbert, 1811 - 1860
Subject of
The Illustrated London News, British, 1845 - 2003
West Africa Squadron, British, 1808 - 1867
Date
March 23, 1850
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 16 × 11 in. (40.6 × 27.9 cm)
Description
A free supplement to Illustrated London News No. 418 featuring an article on page 204 titled [THE SLAVE TRADE--THE AFRICAN SQUADRON.] Article reports on the motion made by British politician William Hutt withdrawing the British government from treaties that led it to deploy the West Africa Squadron. He notes that during the period of the Blockade of Africa that the number of enslaved persons taken from Africa had increased yearly while the conditions on slaving ships only worsened, and that this amounts to waste on the part of the British government. Petitions against this motion are noted at the top of the article and were lodged by Robert Inglis of the Church Missionary Society of Africa and the East, James Heald of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, Edward North Buxton, and one Mr. Moffatt from the Anti-Slavery Society of Exeter. Black ink on white paper.
Place printed
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Place depicted
West Africa, Africa
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Books and Published Materials
Type
magazines (periodicals)
supplements
Topic
Illegal slave trade
Mass media
Slavery
Trans Atlantic slave trade
U.S. History, 1815-1861
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.233
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55fb3cc0b-afdf-4327-929b-639831f484ee

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