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Zwecker, Johann Baptist, 1814-1876

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  • Four slaves in East Africa chained at the neck carrying brushwood fuel; other slaves chained at the neck working in rice fields. Wood engraving or process print after J.B. Zwecker after J.A. Grant.
  • David Livingstone, suffering from fever, carried above water on the shoulders of one of his men. Wood engraving after J.B. Zwecker.
  • Men, women and child slaves near Tete, Mozambique, are forced to walk through the fields fettered at the neck and wrists. Wood engraving by J.W. Whymper after J.B. Zwecker.
  • African people brewing pombe beside a pile of sorghum grain. Wood engraving by J. B. Zwecker.
  • Henry Morton Stanley and David Livingstone in central Africa, reading British newspapers. Process print after Pearson after J.B. Zwecker.
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    African people brewing pombe beside a pile of sorghum grain. Wood engraving by J. B. Zwecker.

    | Reference: 25430i
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    Henry Morton Stanley and David Livingstone in central Africa, reading British newspapers. Process print after Pearson after J.B. Zwecker.

    Zwecker, Johann Baptist, 1814-1876. | Reference: 561230i
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    Men, women and child slaves near Tete, Mozambique, are forced to walk through the fields fettered at the neck and wrists. Wood engraving by J.W. Whymper after J.B. Zwecker.

    | Date: [1865] | Reference: 37944i
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    David Livingstone, suffering from fever, carried above water on the shoulders of one of his men. Wood engraving after J.B. Zwecker.

    Zwecker, Johann Baptist, 1814-1876. | Reference: 561442i
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    Four slaves in East Africa chained at the neck carrying brushwood fuel; other slaves chained at the neck working in rice fields. Wood engraving or process print after J.B. Zwecker after J.A. Grant.

    Grant, James Augustus, 1827-1892. | Reference: 37943i
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