Lot 1122
Two Slavery-Related Maps. "Carte de la Coste Occidentale d'Afrique Depuis le XIIe. Degré de Latitude Septentrionale, Jusqu'au XIe. Degré de Latitude Meridionale…." (Nicholas Bellin), 1739, 9 x 11¾ in., including margins. Handcolored, detailed map of the West Coast of Africa, from the Rio Grande in Senegal to just south of Angola. Many place names are shown along the coast, including the "Coste des Esclaves." "With handcolored Pays de Burré" showing the "Baye de Sierra Leona" at the top and at the bottom, a "Veue de l'Entrée de la Baye de Sierra Leona," engraved by Dheutland, 7¼ x 10¼ in. During the 18th century many slaves from Sierra Leone were brought into South Carolina and Georgia because they knew how to cultivate rice.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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