Starving Slaves Abandoned on the March

Written in pencil on the reverse is the inscription: 'The History of Southern & Central Africa its Topography Geography, natural productions/3 volumes/London/Adams & Col/Paternoster Row'. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
‘The History of Southern Africa and Central Africa’ by Charles H. Calvert was published in London in 1877. It drew upon the new information on the region emerging as a result of the expeditions of Grant, Speke and other European explorers. Such publications reflected the considerable public interest in African geography and peoples sparked by the exploration of the ‘dark continent’.

Object Details

ID: ZBA2778
Collection: Special collections
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Mid to late 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements: Sheet: 300 mm x 225 mm; Image: 229 mm x 163 mm