This conversation takes its starting point from a Bill of Lading for 100 enslaved people which is in Lloyd’s Collection. This document was gifted to the Lloyd’s Collection in 1941. These printed forms record the receipt of goods transported by sea. This document was gifted to the Lloyd’s Collection in 1941. This conversation explores how the details in this unassuming administrative document dehumanise people as cargo and the emotional impact that has.
Conversation about the Bill of Lading for 100 enslaved people (1739)
Item in the Collection
Bill of lading for 100 enslaved people trafficked in 1738
Presented to Lloyd’s by J W Oliver, 1941
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