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Enslaved Bengalis sold to the Dutch
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Enslaved Bengalis sold to the Dutch

anonymous · 1676 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Muzzled, enslaved inhabitants of Bengal kneel before a Dutch merchant and his retinue. The selling party is referred to in the text as 'die van de Jeliassen'. This term is used for a specific type of galley, described in the text as being used by 'Arakanese robbers'. In the background, a fight rages.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieslave-tradeslaveryBengalen
Credit lineTot slaaf gemaakte Bengalezen aan de Nederlanders verkocht. 1676. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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