Image Detail
Fort
St. Louis protected the French island of St. Louis located at the mouth of Senegal River,
in Senegambia, present day Senegal. The image, published 1728, shows a plan of the
interior of the fort. St. Louis Island was a major port in the French slave trade from
Senegambia. The image is reproduced courtesy of the Pitts Theology Library, Candler School
of Theology, Emory University.
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Year
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1728 |
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Source
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Jean Baptiste Labat, Nouvelle Relation de l’Afrique Occidental… (Paris, 1728), vol. 2, p. 230. |
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Language
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French |