American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana

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Lot 180

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of 3 prints related to the Atlantic slave trade, including plans for two forts along Africa's west coast.

Lot 180

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of 3 prints related to the Atlantic slave trade, including plans for two forts along Africa's west coast.

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Estimate: $300 - $500

Estimate$300 – $500

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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of 3 prints related to the Atlantic slave trade, including plans for two forts along Africa's west coast.

van der SCHLEY, Jakob, after William Smith. Zuid-West Gezigt van't Fort Winneba, of Wimba. N.p., n.p., ca 1727. Etched view of Fort Winneba, in modern-day Ghana, from the south west. Image 11 x 7 1/2 in. (sheet 13 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.) (Some creasing, loss, chipping and toning to edges, with modern adhesive remnants to verso). Features a cartouche containing a small aerial diagram of the fort, with sections labelled by letter and a key to the left. Fort Winneba was built by the Royal African Company in 1694, with the purpose of facilitating the trade of enslaved people. William Smith, who had been appointed to review the Company's castles in Africa, surveyed the fort in 1727.

Plan de l'Isle de Goré Avec ses Fortifications. N.p.: n.p., ca 1760s]. Etched plan of the island of Gorée, located along the west coat of Africa in the harbor of Dakar, Senegal. Image 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 (sheet 14 3/8 x 10 1/8 in.) (Some Creasing, toning, and minor chipping to edges.) Features Fort St. Francois and Fort St. Michel, along with several supporting batteries. Cartouche to upper right; compass rose and rhumb lines above key map to lower left. The island of Gorée was instrumental in the trade of enslaved persons between African and the Americas. The Dutch first fortified the island in the early 17th century, but it was seized by France in 1677 and purposed as their trading center for enslaved persons being transported to the Indies.

Lithographed scene and diagram, image 5 x 8 1/2 in. (sheet 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.) (Likely disbound from a volume, with soiling, spotting, brittleness to edges, and tape remnants to verso). Two parts include a scene of an African subject dancing with spectators in the background, captioned in Italian, "La Danza di Sango in Congo," and a diagram, showing profile and floor views, of a slave ship captioned, "Una nave di Schiavi." The translated version of both captions are roughly "Sango dance in Congo," and "a slave ship," respectively. (RARE: only one other version could be located, and it is a colored version held at the Villèle Museum, Department of Réunion).

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Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.

American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana

[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. A group of 3 prints related to the Atlantic slave trade, including plans for two forts along Africa's west coast.

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