A cudgelling match between English and French negroes in the island of Dominica ca. 1779

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Title

A cudgelling match between English and French negroes in the island of Dominica ca. 1779

Description

Men from two groups of black men - English and French - fight with sticks during a cudgelling match in Dominica. A man acting as 'referee' as well as two female bystanders are also captured.

Subject

Dominica; Men; West Indians; Women; Weapons; French; English

Source

NLJ Print Collection - P/1,172

Identifier

D0004802

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Print

Publisher

ca. 1779

Citation

“A cudgelling match between English and French negroes in the island of Dominica ca. 1779,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed November 25, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/3870.