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  • Man from the Landes Bordeaux region putting on his stilts, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, 1757-1810, from the 'Gens du Petit Peuple', late 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The Landes region was marshy and boggy, and peasants in the area often used stilts to walk from place to place. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fruit seller from Bordeaux, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, 1757-1810, from the 'Gens du Petit Peuple', late 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman from Agen in traditional dress, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, 1757-1810, from the 'Gens du Petit Peuple', late 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fishmonger from Bordeaux arguing with an oyster seller, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, 1757-1810, from the 'Gens du Petit Peuple', late 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rich family from Bordeaux with a black servant holding a child, painting, 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Bordeaux was an important slave trading city, many African slaves passed through Bordeaux and its white inhabitants also settled the West Indies as plantation owners. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of the Descent into Hell, c. 1540, in the Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux, or Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The scene combines christian and pagan interpretations - above is the mythological hell with Pluto, Proserpina and Cerberus, and below, Christ enters hell to save humanity and offers his hand to Adam. The reliefs were originally part of the rood screen and are now on the cathedral wall. The cathedral is listed as a national monument and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bas-relief of the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ, c. 1540, in the Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux, or Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The scene combines christian and pagan interpretations - below, an angel announces the resurrection to the holy women, and above, Christ rises to heaven on an eagle like a classical hero. The reliefs were originally part of the rood screen and are now on the cathedral wall. The cathedral is listed as a national monument and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gardens and pond in the Place Gambetta, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The square was designed in the 18th century by architect Andre Portier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South facade of the Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux, or Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096, although the existing Gothic building dates to the 14th and 15th centuries. It is listed as a national monument and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rue de Bordeaux and the Tour Pey-Berland, a freestanding belltower built 1440-1500 and named for archbishop Pey Berland, at the Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux, or Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The tower is listed as a historic monument and the cathedral, consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096, although the existing Gothic building dates to the 14th and 15th centuries, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Evening view of the skyline of Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France, as seen from the Pont de Pierre, an arched bridge built 1810-22 over the river Garonne. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre in the evening, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre at night, with pedestrian pavement, vehicular road and tramlines, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Place de la Bourse (Stock Exchange Square) or Place Royale at night, built 1730-55 by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel during the reign of King Louis XV, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The royal square is a symmetrical rectangular space with the Stock Exchange to the North, Farms Hall to the East, a central building to the West and the Garonne River to the South. The buildings are reflected in the Miroir d'Eau, a 130x42m reflecting pool by Michel Corajoud and J M Llorca, inaugurated in 2006. The square forms part of the Port of the Moon and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the buildings are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre with pedestrian pavement, vehicular road and tramlines, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The river Garonne and the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel, or St Michael's Basilica, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Porte de Bourgogne or Porte de Salinieres, opened 1757 and built 1750-55, designed by Jacques Ange Gabriel and Nicolas Portier, Place Bir Hakeim, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This is one of several city gates resembling triumphal arches built as part of the city's redesign in the 18th century. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Bordeaux amphitheatre, known as the Palais Gallien, an early 3rd century Roman arena, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The amphitheatre would have seated 17,000 people and was built to commemorate the visit of Caracalla to the Roman city of Burdigala, now Bordeaux. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Quai de Queyries seen from the Quai Richelieu, on the banks of the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The riverside buildings of the Port de la Lune or Port of the Moon are listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Pont de Pierre, built 1810-22 under Napoleon I by engineers Claude Deschamps et Jean-Baptiste Basilide Billaudel, over the river Garonne, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The stone and brick bridge links the town centre with the La Bastide district, is 487m long and is constructed on 17 arches held by 16 pillars. It was originally built by 4,000 workers and was widened in 1954. In the distance is the spire of the Basilique Saint Michel or Basilica of St Michael, a Flamboyant Gothic church built 14th - 16th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue overlooking a pond in the Jardin Public de Bordeaux, a park created in 1746 by Tourny, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The park is listed as a historic monument and contains a Natural History Museum, a botanical garden and the famous Guignol Guerin puppet theatre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the quais of Bordeaux, with the 18th century buildings forming the Port de la Lune or Port of the Moon, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France, as seen from the Pont de Pierre, an arched bridge built 1810-22 over the river Garonne. The riverside buildings of the Port de la Lune are listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the judge and council of 1785-86 of the Stock Exchange, at a meeting in the Courtroom, painting, 1787, by Pierre Lacour, 1745-1814, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Depicted are the 5 magistrates of the Consular Jurisdiction of Bordeaux, all rich merchants, (left-right) 3rd Consul Hugues Vignes, 1st Consul Jacques Barthelemy Gramont Castera, Judge Jean Dutasta, 2nd Consul Guillaume Louvoye and 4th Consul Pierre Loriague. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame Barbe de la Barthe, by Pierre Lacour, 1745-1814, from the collection of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Bordeaux, exhibited in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Jean Sylvain de Barbe de la Barthe, by Pierre Lacour, 1745-1814, from the collection of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Bordeaux, exhibited in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Princess Rakoczi, 1649-1722, and her black manservant, oil painting, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The Princess is Charlotte Amelia, daughter of the Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels who married the Hungarian patriot Francis Rakoczi II, Prince of Transylvania. Bordeaux was an important slave trading city, many African slaves passed through Bordeaux and its white inhabitants also settled the West Indies as plantation owners. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Princess Rakoczi, 1649-1722, and her black manservant, oil painting, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The Princess is Charlotte Amelia, daughter of the Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels who married the Hungarian patriot Francis Rakoczi II, Prince of Transylvania. Bordeaux was an important slave trading city, many African slaves passed through Bordeaux and its white inhabitants also settled the West Indies as plantation owners. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the shipowner Jean Louis I de Baour, known as Alexis, 1750-1830, pastel drawing, 1764, by unknown artist, in the Duret collection in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Jean Louis I de Baour was heir to an armaments trading company in Bordeaux founded in 1715, which developed important trade links with Santo Domingo in the West Indies. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the taking of Port-Mahon, Menorca, on 28th June 1756, marble relief on the pedestal of the equestrian statue of Louis X, 1764, by Claude Nicolas Francin, 1702-73, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Port-Mahon was taken from the English by the marshal of Richelieu seen to the right with his sergeant-major. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the architect Victor Louis, 1731-1800, who built the Grand Theatre de Bordeaux 1773-80, by Pierre Lacour the Elder, 1745-1814, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble bust of Montesquieu, 1689-1755, lawyer and philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, by Edmond Prevot, after J B Lemoyne, 1878, marbre, from the collection of the Town Hall of Bordeaux, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The Baron de Montesquieu became a counselor of the Bordeaux Parliament in 1714 and became a president a mortier. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles,<br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles,<br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Europeans landing in America, oil painting, early 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This scene takes place in the Southern USA or the Antilles, <br />
with the captain holding a white flag and accepting a peace pipe from the Indian chief, while his men offer a barrel and tools. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of slaves bound to each other by the neck, by Bazire, 1779, facsimile of an original in the Musee du Quai Branly, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Punishment of slaves by whipping when staked out on the ground, by Eugene Ferdinand Buttura, 1812-52, and Moynet, facsimile of an original in the Musee du Quai Branly, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of female slaves, sketch by Alfonse Levy, 1843-1918, 19th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Negros' Dance, watercolour engraving, c. 1830-40, with a small group of slaves made to dance on the deck of the ship whilst whipped, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan and cross-section of a slave ship from Liverpool, made for Clarkson, president of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, in London, 1789, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. This image shows the new positioning regulations for slaves after the British legislation of 1788 was passed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Marquis of Turgot, governor of Cayenne, French Guiana, from 1763, receiving gifts from the Indians, oil painting, 18th century, by unknown artist, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Marquis of Turgot, governor of Cayenne, French Guiana, from 1763, receiving gifts from the Indians, oil painting, 18th century, by unknown artist, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Planter, by Nicolas de Largilliere, 1656-1746, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. In Santo Domingo, many settlers were from Bordeaux and the Aquitaine region, and became wealthy plantation owners. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Petit maitre que j’aime', or My Master whom I love, oil painting, 1840, by Julien Vallou de Villeneuve, 1795-1866, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Ths female slave is the mistress of the settler. In Santo Domingo in the West Indies, 40% of white settlers were from the Bordeaux region. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 'Petit maitre que j’aime', or My Master whom I love, oil painting, 1840, by Julien Vallou de Villeneuve, 1795-1866, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Ths female slave is the mistress of the settler. In Santo Domingo in the West Indies, 40% of white settlers were from the Bordeaux region. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Porte de Bourgogne or Porte de Salinieres and Place Bourgogne and the river Garonne, Bordeaux, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Bordeaux near the Chateau Trompette, etching, 1755, by Nicolas Leroy de Baseront, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Bordeaux near the Chateau Trompette, etching, 1755, by Nicolas Leroy de Baseront, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Perspective view of the Grand Theatre de Bordeaux, designed by Victor Louis, 1731–1800, and inaugurated in 1780, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The building is neoclassical in style, with a portico of 12 Corinthian columns and an entablature with 12 statues representing 9 muses and 3 goddesses (Juno, Venus and Minerva), carved by Pierre-Francois Berruer and his assistant Van den Drix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Perspective view of the Grand Theatre de Bordeaux, designed by Victor Louis, 1731–1800, and inaugurated in 1780, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The building is neoclassical in style, with a portico of 12 Corinthian columns and an entablature with 12 statues representing 9 muses and 3 goddesses (Juno, Venus and Minerva), carved by Pierre-Francois Berruer and his assistant Van den Drix. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Second half of the town and port of Bordeaux, seen from Salinieres, engraving after a painting by J Vernet in the royal collection, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Second half of the town and port of Bordeaux, seen from Salinieres, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sharecropper and Shepherd from the Landes region on stilts, from the Bordeaux region, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, 1757-1810, from the 'Gens du Petit Peuple', late 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The Landes region was marshy and boggy, and peasants in the area often used stilts to walk from place to place. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Craftswoman from Bordeaux, by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, 1757-1810, from the 'Gens du Petit Peuple', late 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Fort Saint Pierre in Martinique, by Samuel Alken, 1756-1815, after Cooper Williams, 1796, engraving, in the Chatillon Collection, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map of the Mexican Archipelago,  with Cuba, Santo Domingo and Jamaica, by P Coronelli and Tilemon 1688, in the Chatillon Collection, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map of the French Antilles, based on documents of Mr Petit, Engineer to the King, and  observations of Guillaume De Pifle of the Academy of Sciences and First Geographer to the King, July 1717, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map of the island of Martinique, watercolour engraving published c. 1762 in Nuremberg, with text explaining the island's history, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Martinique was occupied by the French in 1637, attacked by the Dutch in 1674 and the English in 1693 and taken by Amiral Rodney in 1762. On the left is the attack of the royal fort by the English fleet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map of the island of Martinique, German copy of the map by Guillaume Delisle, 1675-1726, by Matthieu Seutter, 1678-1757, after 1732, coloured engraving, from the Chatillon collection, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map of the Island of Santo Domingo in the West Indies, engraving with watercolour, published 1723, by Nicolas de Fer, 1646-1720, in the Chatillon collection, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map and view of Cap Francais, founded 1670, capital of Santo Domingo in the West Indies until 1751, when Port au Prince became the capital, 1728, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map showing the routes of the slave trade through Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arrival of Europeans in Africa in search of slaves, engraving by Nicolas Colbert after Amedee Frerot, 1795, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slaves in shackles, 1843, (left), and slaves driven to the coast bound together by their necks, 1843, (right), by Eugene Ferdinand Buttura, 1812-52, and Moynet, facsimile of an original in the Musee du Quai Branly, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave trader selling slaves and their children, mid-19th century, by Eugene Ferdinand Buttura, 1812-52, and Moynet, facsimile of an original in the Musee du Quai Branly, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map of Western Europe, showing the transportation of slaves from ports between 1500 and 1815, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Liverpool shipped by far the largest number of expeditions, with 4894. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View to the North East of Fort Louis in Martinique in the Caribbean, 1796, by Williams Cooper, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France.  Martinique changed hands several times between the French and English during the colonial wars. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the port, town and fort of Cayenne, French Guiana, South America, late 18th century watercolour, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the port of Cayenne, French Guiana, South America, seen from the fort, late 18th century watercolour, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mission village at Saint Johns, Antigua, West Indies, drawing by L Stobwasser, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wealthy plantation owner inspecting sick slaves, 1822, coloured engraving, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Shega, a negro dance, with slaves dancing and behind, industrial buildings including a mill and factory, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave hut, illustration, 1780, from La France Pittoresque, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slaves pounding couscous (actually manioc, called 'couche-couche' in Haiti), chromolithograph, c. 1840, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slaves working in the fields near Havana, Cuba, early 19th century, by Ambroise Louis Garneray, 1783-1857, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slaves working at the sugar cane harvest, Chinese ink wash, c. 1800, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave working at the sugar cane harvest, with master looking on, sepia wash, c. 1800, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Cacaoyer, or cocoa beans, botanical illustraton, 1835, from the Flore d’Amerique, dedicated to the Linnaean Society of Bordeaux, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a plantation in the West Indies, by Valerie Coriani, based on research by Jacques de Cauna and inspired by the Nolivos sugar cane plantation at Croix-des-Bouquets, Santo Domingo, with slaves' huts and behind, aqueduct, mill and sugar factory, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a plantation in the West Indies, by Valerie Coriani, based on research by Jacques de Cauna and inspired by the Nolivos sugar cane plantation at Croix-des-Bouquets, Santo Domingo, with plantation, slaves' huts and to the left, aqueduct, mill and sugar factory, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • An English slave owner from Barbados selling his mistress, by Jean Michel Moreau the Younger, 1741-1814, facsimile of the original in the Musee du Quai Branly, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803, slave turned leader of the Haitian Revolution and anti-slavery campaigner, in military uniform, by Denis Alexandre Volozan, 1765-1820, c. 1800, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boarding of slaves on a slave ship, facsimile of a 19th century engraving from the Archives Departementales de la Gironde, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. A slave is winched down to the slave deck, where others are bound in crouching positions. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rich family from Bordeaux with a black servant, painting, 18th century, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Bordeaux was an important slave trading city, many African slaves passed through Bordeaux and its white inhabitants also settled the West Indies as plantation owners. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Planter, by Nicolas de Largilliere, 1656-1746, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. In Santo Domingo, many settlers were from Bordeaux and the Aquitaine region, and became wealthy plantation owners. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden bas-relief and openwork sculpture of a procession of African slaves with Arab slave traders, by M Ulika Valentim, 1975, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The slaves are bound by the neck and carry heavy loads, accompanied by their children and an armed guard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved face of a negro on the facade of the Place de la Bourse (Stock Exchange Square) or Place Royale, built 1730-55 by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel during the reign of King Louis XV, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Bordeaux was a major slave trading port, deporting 130,000 African slaves to French territories abroad. With 508 slavery expeditions, Bordeaux was the second slave trading port in France after Nantes. The royal square forms part of the Port of the Moon and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the buildings are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved face of a negro on the facade of the Place de la Bourse (Stock Exchange Square) or Place Royale, built 1730-55 by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel during the reign of King Louis XV, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Bordeaux was a major slave trading port, deporting 130,000 African slaves to French territories abroad. With 508 slavery expeditions, Bordeaux was the second slave trading port in France after Nantes. The royal square forms part of the Port of the Moon and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the buildings are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved face of a negro on the facade of the Place de la Bourse (Stock Exchange Square) or Place Royale, built 1730-55 by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel during the reign of King Louis XV, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Bordeaux was a major slave trading port, deporting 130,000 African slaves to French territories abroad. With 508 slavery expeditions, Bordeaux was the second slave trading port in France after Nantes. The royal square forms part of the Port of the Moon and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the buildings are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Place de la Bourse (Stock Exchange Square) or Place Royale, built 1730-55 by architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel during the reign of King Louis XV, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. The royal square is a symmetrical rectangular space with the Stock Exchange to the North, Farms Hall to the East, a central building to the West and the Garonne River to the South. The buildings are reflected in the Miroir d'Eau, a 130x42m reflecting pool by Michel Corajoud and J M Llorca, inaugurated in 2006. The square forms part of the Port of the Moon and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the buildings are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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