Image of Royal Charter granted to the Royal English Merchant Adventurers Company by English School, (17th century)

Royal Charter granted to the Royal English Merchant Adventurers Company trading to Africa, 1663

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IMAGE number: BL7131478
Image title: Royal Charter granted to the Royal English Merchant Adventurers Company trading to Africa, 1663
Artist: English School, (17th century) / English
Location: British Library, London, UK
Date: 1663 AD (C17th AD)

Image description: Ref. Sloane MS 205 f.001 This charter, issued by King Charles II (1630–1685) in 1663, represents the moment at which the transatlantic slave trade officially began, with royal approval, in the English (later British) Empire.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 17th century / manuscript

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