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Liberated Christian slaves thanking the burgomasters of Amsterdam for their emancipation, 1683
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178 liberated Christian slaves, mostly men and a few women, thank the burgomasters of Amsterdam for their freedom in the Burgerzaal of the Town Hall, 1683. All had spent a period of varying length in slavery in North Africa after the ship they were sailing on was captured. They were ransomed in Algiers in 1682 during a diplomatic mission led by Thomas Hees. Numbered in the upper right: Second part fol: 169.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVerloste christenslaven bedanken de burgemeesters van Amsterdam voor hun bevrijding, 1683. 1684. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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