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The East African Slave Trade: Steam-Piannace of H.M.S. London chasing a slave dhow, after a...

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The East African Slave Trade: Steam-Piannace of H.M.S. London chasing a slave dhow, after a sketch by Joseph Bell, engraved by W.F.Palmer, published in 'The Illustrated London News', 1881 (engraving)
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Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after) / British
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Date
1881 AD (C19th AD)
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Under the name the 'preventative squadron' the British Navy patrolled the East African coast in an attempt to prevent the traffic of slaves between East Africa and Asia'; The HMS London was stationed in Zanzibar between 1878 and 1883 as part of this squadron; A dhow is a particular sort of ship that is characteristic of Zanzibar and was frequently used by slave traders;

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boat / transport / slavery / enslaved person / slave ship / ship / british navy / chasing / illustrated london news / east africa / hms london / indian ocean / slaves / sea / sailors / steam-pinnace / preventative squadron / victorian / slave trade / abolish / dhow / zanzibar

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