Lid of a golden box with allegory on gold mining, François Thuret, 1752 drawing Allegory on gold mining by the West Indische Compagnie, with Mercury and the weapon of William IV, Prince of Orange and Nassau; In an ornamental frame with tropical fruits and plants. parchment (animal material). watercolor (paint). pencil brush slavery; serfs and the enslaved. trunked animals: elephant (+ products of animals). smelting, extracting from ore; blast-furnace. minerals and metals: gold. slave-trade. Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa) Ghana. Netherlands

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