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  • Voucher for 3 men and 3 women payable to Mr Horquelard, captain of the Nantes slave ship Etoile, who transported the slaves to Port au Prince in Haiti, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Slaves were often bought by settlers on credit, with vouchers issued by traders. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Table of the sale of the cargo of the Nantes slave ship Pere de Famille, in Port au Prince, Haiti, on 10th November 1788, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. This heavy tonnage ship transported 587 men, women and children, 9 of whom were reserved for the captain or shipowner to become servants. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Port of Painbeuf, 1776, engraving, by Nicolas Ozanne, 1728-1811, part of a series of French ports for King Louis XVI, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Port of Nantes seen from the shipbuilding docks, 1776, engraving, by Nicolas Ozanne, 1728-1811, part of a series of French ports for King Louis XVI, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave market selling 340 Africans, on board the Nantes slave ship Marie Seraphique, captained by Gaugy, on its 3rd campaign from Angola, 1772-73, with Cap-Francais, Hispaniola (now Haiti) behind, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave market selling 340 Africans, on board the Nantes slave ship Marie Seraphique, captained by Gaugy, on its 3rd campaign from Angola, 1772-73, with Cap-Francais, Hispaniola (now Haiti) behind, detail, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Musette, model of an 18th century slave ship from Nantes, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. This ship sailed in 5 trading campaigns 1783-90. The guardrail on deck divides space used by crew and slaves. Until arrival in Africa, the hold stored goods and was then transformed to a slave hold, with shelves to hold more bodies. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Whipping, overseer punishing a slave, hand coloured drawing, early 19th century, by Jean-Baptiste Debret, 1768-1848, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Dominique Deurbroucq, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The Dutch-born Nantes trader is in his study with his young African slave boy, symbol of his success. Deurbroucq worked as a slave trader twice, in 1734 and 1742, and otherwise traded in armaments and colonial goods. In 1777, there were 700 individuals of Creole or African origin in Nantes. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Dominique Deurbroucq, detail, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The Dutch-born Nantes trader is in his study with his young African slave boy, symbol of his success. Deurbroucq worked as a slave trader twice, in 1734 and 1742, and otherwise traded in armaments and colonial goods. In 1777, there were 700 individuals of Creole or African origin in Nantes. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan, profile and layout of the Nantes slave ship Marie Seraphique, outfitted by Gruel, captained by Gaugy, 1769, by Rene L'Hermitte, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The plans precisely illustrate how the ship's cargo of goods and slaves was organised. 307 slaves from Angola were brought by canoe to the ship and stored in the between-deck, and the crossing is charted in the bottom section. The document was commissioned by the shipowner, for the campaign of 25th August - 16th December 1769. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan, profile and layout of the Nantes slave ship Marie Seraphique, outfitted by Gruel, captained by Gaugy, 1769, by Rene L'Hermitte, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The plans precisely illustrate how the ship's cargo of goods and slaves was organised. 307 slaves from Angola were brought by canoe to the ship and stored in the between-deck, and the crossing is charted in the bottom section. The document was commissioned by the shipowner, for the campaign of 25th August - 16th December 1769. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 307 slaves from Angola stored in the between-deck, detail from the plan, profile and layout of the Nantes slave ship Marie Seraphique, outfitted by Gruel, captained by Gaugy, 1769, by Rene L'Hermitte, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The plans precisely illustrate how the ship's cargo of goods and slaves was organised. The crossing is charted in the bottom section. The document was commissioned by the shipowner, for the campaign of 25th August - 16th December 1769. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marguerite Deurbroucq, detail, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The wife of Dominique Deurbroucq, a trader, is shown with Louis XV style furniture and wearing a fashionable silk dress, with a pet parrot. She is served by a black slave, bringing sugar for her coffee, whose dark skin accentuates the whiteness of the lady's, a sign of beauty. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Aurora, model of slave ship from Nantes, by Jean-Paul Cousinou and Jean Lucas, 2002, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The ship has a large hold and is stocked for a trip to the colonies. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Africans attacking a slave ship in canoes and repelled with cannon fire, on the African coast, watercolour painting, late 18th century, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marguerite Deurbroucq, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The wife of Dominique Deurbroucq, a trader, is shown with  Louis XV style furniture and wearing a fashionable silk dress, with a pet parrot. She is served by a black slave, bringing sugar for her coffee, whose dark skin accentuates the whiteness of the lady's, a sign of beauty. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slave presenting a cigar tray, 18th century cigar display stand from Nantes, late 18th century, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monthly report for the home of Mr Boutin, owner of a sugar factory in the Dominican Republic, 1st August - 1st September 1791, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. these reports were drawn up by managers for owners who were often in France. Slaves are listed next to types of cattle, and their children are listed as objects. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Engraved glass plate by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, in the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 of these glass plates, commemorating elements of the slave trade - this one remembers Ma Bretonne, a slave ship which departed Nantes in 1824. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaques in French and English with statistics about the slave trade, in the ground at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaque with statistics about the slave trade, in the ground at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaques in French and English with statistics about the slave trade, in the ground at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Engraved glass plate by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, 1 of 2000, remembering L'Africain, a slave ship which departed Nantes in 1785, set into the ground at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plaques in French and English with statistics about the slave trade, in the ground at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Engraved glass plate by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, 1 of 2000, remembering La Sirene, a slave ship which departed Nantes in 1754, set into the ground at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, with cast concrete walls, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Timeline in the exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Timeline in the exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, in cast concrete, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, in cast concrete, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gulls perched on the fence at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, with cast concrete walls, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition space at the Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, in cast concrete, designed by Julian Bonder, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground outside are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2 inscribed plaques and 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage, or Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery, inaugurated 25th March 2012, on the Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. In the ground are set 2000 glass plates by Emmanuel Barrois and Krzysztof Wodiczko, commemorating elements of the slave trade. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai de la Fosse, a port quay along the right bank of the river Loire in the centre of Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by shipowners, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Totem, 1 of a dozen information panels explaining the historical context of the slave trade on the city of Nantes, on the Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Invoice for the transport of goods from the slave ship Le Bon Pere, on behalf of the ship La Madame, in Port au Prince, Haiti,  7th February 1788, from the Musee des Salorges fund, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mansion on the Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0161.jpg
  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0067.jpg
  • Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing a bourgeois slave trader from Nantes, on the facade of a mansion on the Quai Turenne on Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mansion on the Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0109.jpg
  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Earth, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Totem, 1 of a dozen information panels explaining the historical context of the slave trade on the city of Nantes, on the Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0160.jpg
  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of Hotel Grou, a neoclassical mansion built 1747-52 for Guillaume Grou, a shipowner and slave trader, on the corner of Rue Kervegan and the Place de la Petite-Hollande, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was extended in the 19th century, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel de La Villestreux, a neoclassical mansion built 1743-54 by Landais, between the Place de la Petite-Hollande, the Rue Kervegan and the Quai Turenne, on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building was home to Nicolas Perree de La Villestreux, slave trader and shipowner, and is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, with facades of 18th century neoclassical mansions built for shipowners and slave traders, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Totem, 1 of a dozen information panels explaining the historical context of the slave trade on the city of Nantes, on the Rue Kervegan on Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. The Rue Kervegan is its main street, named after Nantes mayor and shipowner Christophe-Clair Danyel de Kervegan, 1735-1817, and houses 20 such buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Mercury, messenger to the gods, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase in the internal courtyard of a mansion at 4 Place de la Bourse, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The city houses large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Internal courtyard with staircase, at Le Temple du Gout, a mansion built 1753-54 by Pierre Rousseau 1716-97, for the shipowner Guillaume Grou, on the Ile Feydeau in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building's facade is at 16 Allee Duguay-Trouin, and is pyramidal in design, in a style known as Baroque Nantais, a local Rococo style. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing Mercury, messenger to the gods, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0059.jpg
  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to the living quarters, down a covered alley, at Le Temple du Gout, a mansion built 1753-54 by Pierre Rousseau 1716-97, for the shipowner Guillaume Grou, on the Ile Feydeau in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building's facade is at 16 Allee Duguay-Trouin, and is pyramidal in design, in a style known as Baroque Nantais, a local Rococo style. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Private house belonging to the Montaudouin family, who were shipowners and merchants, 18th century, on the corner of the Rue Montaudouine, on Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing a sailor, on the facade of a mansion on the Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing a lion, on the facade of a mansion on the Quai Turenne on the Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, under the patronage of Paul Esprit Feydeau de Brou, minister of state. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shipowner's mansion, built 18th century in neoclassical style, at 41 and 42 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Temple du Gout, a mansion built 1753-54 by Pierre Rousseau 1716-97, for the shipowner Guillaume Grou, on the Ile Feydeau in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building's facade is at 16 Allee Duguay-Trouin, and is pyramidal in design, in a style known as Baroque Nantais, a local Rococo style. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shipowner's mansion, entrance to living quarters via an alley, built 18th century in neoclassical style, at 41 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Zephyr, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0056.jpg
  • Zephyr, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask with horns of plenty, probably representing a merchant, on the facade of an 18th century mansion on the Place de la Bourse, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The city houses large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel d'Arquistade, a private mansion built in the 18th century by Germain Boffrand, in a mixture of classical and Louis XV styles, at 1 Place de la Bourse, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The building's sponsor, Rene d'Arquistade, 1680-1754, was a shipowner and former mayor of Nantes. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The city houses large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shipowner's mansion, built 18th century in neoclassical style, at 41 and 42 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0092.jpg
  • Mask representing Mercury, messenger to the gods, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0094.jpg
  • Zephyr, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0095.jpg
  • Mask representing Neptune, Roman god of the sea, on the facade of an 18th century mansion, on the Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mansion, 18th century, with balconies with iron consoles and 2 large cornucopias on the pediment, on the Place de la Bourse, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The city houses large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rue Kervegan on Ile Feydeau, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting greatly from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The Ile Feydeau area, a former island in the Loire, was developed from the 1720s with large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. The Rue Kervegan is its main street, named after Nantes mayor and shipowner Christophe-Clair Danyel de Kervegan, 1735-1817, and houses 20 such buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing an African woman, on the facade of a building on the Allee Brancas in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century, and houses many large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask representing an African woman, on the facade of a building on the Allee Brancas in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century, and houses many large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0134.jpg
  • Shipowner's mansion, built 18th century in neoclassical style, at 41 and 42 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders, but also previously housed many bars and a red light district frequented by sailors. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_0054.jpg
  • Mask representing Mercury, messenger to the gods, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ironwork balustrade on the balcony, in late Baroque style, detail, on the facade of the Hotel Tronchon, also known as La Maison Trochon, Hotel Trochon or Hotel des Zephyrs, a mansion built 1742 in neoclassical style by Pierre Rousseau, for the shipowner Trochon, at 17 Quai de la Fosse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The facade displays many masks and balcony supports of zephyrs, or young boys with butterfly wings. The building is listed as a historic monument. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. This quayside area houses the large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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