A slave is flogged with a cat-o'-nine-tails while a woman is kneeling and pleading for mercy nearby. Wood engraving.

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A slave is flogged with a cat-o'-nine-tails while a woman is kneeling and pleading for mercy nearby. Wood engraving. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The cat-o'-nine-tails is constructed of nine knitted cords or thongs of rawhide attached to a handle

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1 print : wood engraving

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Wellcome Collection 43273i

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