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Adahoonzou cuts off 127 heads to complete the ornament of his wall

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Title
Adahoonzou cuts off 127 heads to complete the ornament of his wall
Collection

The history of Dahomy, an inland Kingdom of Africa

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1793
Place: London
Publisher: Author
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare 966.801-D (Dalzel, A. History of Dahomy)
Topics
Dahomey
Decapitations
Genres
Illustrations
Physical Description
Engravings
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR29740998-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11858093
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 151a9110-c61f-012f-7378-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1793: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Adahoonzou cuts off 127 heads to complete the ornament of his wall" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1793. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-87c3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Adahoonzou cuts off 127 heads to complete the ornament of his wall" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-87c3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1793). Adahoonzou cuts off 127 heads to complete the ornament of his wall Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-87c3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Adahoonzou cuts off 127 heads to complete the ornament of his wall