Vintage illustration circa 1820 showing Europeans and Asians being sold into slavery at a slave market in Turkey. Slavery in the Ottoman Empire was a legal and significant part of the Ottoman Empire's economy and traditional society with the practice continuing into the early 20th century. Hundreds of thousands of Europeans were captured by Barbary pirates and sold as slaves in North Africa and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 19th centuries

Vintage illustration circa 1820 showing Europeans and Asians being sold into slavery at a slave market in Turkey.   Slavery in the Ottoman Empire was a legal and significant part of the Ottoman Empire's economy and traditional society with the practice continuing into the early 20th century.   Hundreds of thousands of Europeans were captured by Barbary pirates and sold as slaves in North Africa and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 19th centuries Stock Photo
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D and S Photography Archives / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2GP2B02

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43.3 MB (2.4 MB Compressed download)

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5028 x 3008 px | 42.6 x 25.5 cm | 16.8 x 10 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

1 January 1820

Location:

Turkey

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