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Trading in Human HeadsThe trade in human heads - Maoris find the heads of their relatives among the dealers wares on board his ship
Fur Trading in ArgentinaTrading for furs at Puntas Arenas, Argentina
Fleet at CopenhagenThe Hanseatic trading fleet at Copenhagen
Chinese Trading JunkChinese trading junk - notice the unusual way the sails are constructed fixed to an array of spars
German Trading VesselsGerman trading vessels
Gabon / Settlement C1875Gabon, West Africa: a European trading settlement
Algerian Trade CaravanThe annual migration of Algerian tribes, for the purpose of trading
Zimbabwe / Great ZimbabweThe massive conical tower in the amazing Iron Age site of Great Zimbabwe, the greatest expression of the building skills and trading wealth of the Shona empire
Iran / Hormuz C1600From 1514 the Portuguese controlled this trading centre, constructing a citadel which was taken in 1622 by Persians aided by the English East India Company
Dutch Trading VesselsA fine engraving of Dutch trading vessels, showing the distinctive rounded hull, and elaborate carvings both fore and aft
Canoes, Papua New GuineaLarge trading canoes, fitted with lateen sails, of Papua New Guinea
Russian Fish MerchantsThree Russian workers in tunics, boots and warm hats transport fish for trading
A Merchants ShipA merchants ship with a key in English and Latin
Fishy HandoutsChildren of the London poor hoping for scraps from the fishmonger at the close of the days trading
Trading CentreIntercontinental Trading Port where Aircraft Land to Unload and Load their Cargoes of Merchandise
China / Hu Kew HyenHU KEW HYEN or KYEW on the RIVER KYANG. A walled city set up high on a cliff above a busy trading river. Sampan with sails or oars can be seen
Flushing 4 / PillementFlushing in the province of Zeeland: depicting barges laden with cargo. A sailor walks a plank between two vessels using a pole to aid his balance
Flushing 2 / PillementFlushing in the province of Zeeland in South-West Netherlands: depicting barges laden with cargo including barrels
Port of Barcelona C18ThA view of a section of the port of Barcelona including Moorish (North African) & European merchants & their ships
Tuticorin, India 1671Seaport and trading centre, southern India, founded by Portuguese, taken by the Dutch in 1658, acquired by the British in 1825. Native fishing boats are at work
Nagapattinam, India 1671Seaport and trading centre, 250km south of Madras : occupied by the Dutch 1666 - 1671, later by the British
Surat, 17th CenturySurat, some 250 km north of Bombay, is an important English trading factory and administrative centre from 1608 to 1687
Dutch MerchantsAn allegorical comment on Dutch trading ventures of the 17th century - merchants consult atlases and globes while their vessels sail eastwards intent on trade
Factory at SuratThe English factory at Surat is the first European trading post in India, and marks the first fateful step towards the British domination of the peninsula
Dutch WeightSatirical comment on the way the Dutch were thought to have cheated the Native Americans by mis-weighing furs
Greek TradersLoading trading vessels in the port of Corinth, Greece
Phoenician ShipA Phoenician trading vessel arrives at Pharos
Concepts / The Life of ManThe life of man is like a trading voyage, when many dangers must be risked if the cargo (the soul) is to be brought safely to port
Venetians Trade W / ArabsVenetians trading with Arabs in the Levant Date: circa 1400
View of the port of Jakarta, Java, IndonesiaGeneral activity in the port of Jakarta (or Djakarta, previously Batavia) in Java, Indonesia
Peter Minuit TradingPeter Minuit, of the Dutch West India Company and first Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, purchases Manhattan for trinkets, estimated value $24
Trading with native Canadians in Canada
Hudson Trading PostA trading post of the Hudsons Bay Company, Canada