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| Number: | 2253 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Region: | West |
| Place Names: | Goree, Senegal |
| Year of Origin: | 1833 (estimated) |
| Title: | Ile De Goree |
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| Language: | French |
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de Sainson Barthelemy Lauvergne Sigismond Himely Finot |
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| Other Contributors: |
Cyrille Pierre Theodore Laplace Jules S. C. Dumont D'Urville |
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| Measurement Notes: | modern coordinates |
| Notes: | Engraved view from off-shore; need to confirm date Dumont D'Urville c. 1800 -1833; This engraving also appeared as an aquatint in Laplace's voyage album d. 1830-1833; view of the island of Gor?, drawn by Barth??y Lauvergne and engraved with aquatint by Sigismond Himely. Located in the bay of Dakar in Senegal, the island of Goree was between the fifteenth and nineteenth century one of the largest centers of slave trade to the Americas. The view comes from the voyage around the world by the seas of India and China, executed on the corvette of the State Favorite during the years 1830, 1831 and 1832. Party of Toulon aboard the Corvette la Favorite, Laplace went along the coasts of Africa, stopped at Pondicherry, Madras, the Philippines, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand before crossing the Pacific Ocean. He returned to France in 1832, passing through Chile, Cape Horn and the coasts of Brazil. |
| Last updated: Jun 1, 2018 |