Procession of 42 French Christian slaves freed in Tunis in Paris, 1635, Procession of the Redeemed Slaves (title on object), 42 French men, who were in slavery in Tunis, were ransomed there by the Order of Trinitarians. Such enslaved people were known as 'Christian slaves'. In honor of their ransom, they are led in a procession through the city in Paris. In the caption the legend 1-9. Numbered top right, cut away here: fol: 59., print, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1684, paper, etching, engraving, height, 176 mm × width, 275 mm
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Procession, 42 French Christian, slaves, freed, Tunis, Paris, 1635, Redeemed Slaves, title, object, 42 French men, slavery, ransomed, Order, Trinitarians, enslaved people, Christian slaves, honor, ransom, led, procession, city, caption, legend 1-9, Numbered top right, cut away, fol, 59, print, print maker, Jan Luyken, publisher, Jan Claesz, ten, Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1684, paper, etching, engraving, height, 176 mm × width, 275 mm
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