The slave trade · 1562–1786
Where people lived: streets, markets, houses, churches and mosques, and the villages upcountry.
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View of a mountain range and houses in Sierra Leone circa 1750
Jakob van der Schley / Pieter de Hondt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
Bay of Sierra Leone. View of the entrance to the bay 1730
Original title: Baye de Serra Leona. Veue de l'entrée de la baye de Sierra Leona
Guillaume d'Heulland · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture
View of the mountains called Sierra Leone; houses of Sierra Leone 1747
Original title: Vuë des Montagnes nommées Sierra Leona ; Maisons de Sierra Leona
Jacob van der Schley · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Source ↗ · Report this picture