Sujet

Stock share certificate for the Royal African Company, 1691. Creator: Champion Ashby.

Légende

The Royal Africa Company, chartered in 1672 by the English government, engaged in trade in gold and enslaved men, women and children in western Africa. This stock certificate demonstrates the investment in the company that provided the greatest number of enslaved persons to the British colonies.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_326

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

225,2Mo (9,9Mo) / 60,0cm x 94,1cm / 7084 x 11112 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Africa people black business education country metal finance trade seal continent museum color gold text location Colonial Britain handwriting document investment African American African-American signature certificate stocks and shares afro-american slavery United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution Educational Institution heritage American America USA colonialism imperialism scientific institution slave trade united states Royal African Company cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC ink on paper wax stock certificates stock option certificate Champion Ashby Ashby Champion