Watercolour of The Head-dress of the Jolliffes, Gum Coast, Africa, 1775, by Gabriel Bray. Gum Arabic was exported from the coast of southern Mauritania - which became known as the 'gum coast'. The artist Bray (1750-1823), was second lieutenant of the 44-gun ‘Pallas’ under Captain the Hon. William Cornwallis (1744-1819) – later a well-known admiral - on two voyages (1774-77) to report on British interests in West Africa, including the slave trade.

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Location: Africa
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