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Five English Christian slaves escape Algiers by rowboat, 1644
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Five English Christian slaves escape Algiers by rowboat, 1644

Jan Luyken · 1684 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Five English Christian slaves, William Okeley, carpenter John Antony, tiler William Adams, sailor John Jephs and carpenter John (surname unknown), escape Algiers by rowboat, 1644. All of them had spent some time in slavery in Algiers - one longer than the other. Print numbered top left: fol: 147.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratierowing-boat, canoe, etc.slaveryflight, running awaypursuing
Credit lineVijf Engelse christenslaven ontvluchten Algiers per roeiboot, 1644. 1684. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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