Slaves and Free Blacks in Saint Domingue Still Image

Two engraved plates with eight circular vignettes depicting colonial Saint-Domingue: fountains and monuments, costumes of free people of color and enslaved people, laundresses, and Black dancers and stick-fighters.

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Title

Slaves and Free Blacks in Saint Domingue

Description

This engraving pairs images of slaves and free blacks in four categories: dress, deportment, entertainment, and access to water. Although there are differences between the pairs, these are not as great as they might be.

Creator

Nicolas Ponce

Source

Internet Archive

Date

1791

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/220/|Nicolas Ponce, Recueil de vues des lieux principaux de la colonie Française de Saint Domingue (Paris: Moreau de Saint-Mery, 1796).

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

220

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Citation

Nicolas Ponce, “Slaves and Free Blacks in Saint Domingue,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/220.