A rare depiction of one of the most important slaving centers Colonial History Eloge de Henri-François d'Aguesseau

Eloge de Henri-François d'Aguesseau

Oficina de Doña María Fernández de Jaúregui

and provision grounds

To keep his people informed and maintain control of the narrative

A rare depiction of one of the most important slaving centers Colonial History Eloge de Henri-François d'AguesseauT eijlandt Goeree. Gelegen aen Cabo de Verde. Gore Island (Bir or Beseguiche, Senegal), ca. 1640 1677. Pencil, pen and black ink, with watercolour, on paper with unidentified watermark; inscribed along the upper edge. 7,5 16,7 cm. A rare depiction of a key early hub in the development of the Atlantic slave trade, drawn from direct observation. The small island of Gore, shown here under its Dutch name Goeree (Goede Reede, good anchorage), lies in the