Europeans Repay African Hospitality
| In this picture, shipwrecked sailors are shown repaying their rescuers
by enslaving them. The man on the right may be an African middleman. Generally, Europeans did not travel into the hinterland - it was considered too dangerous. Instead, they relied on local traders to capture men, women and children to sell on into slavery. This print was based on a pair of paintings by George Morland, first exhibited in 1788, and was probably used in support of the abolitionist cause. National Maritime Museum ZBA 2507 (c. 1788-1812) Copyright © National Maritime Museum, London |
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