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title: Diagram of the Brooks Slave Ship
author: British Library
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13866/diagram-of-the-brooks-slave-ship/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Diagram of the Brooks Slave Ship
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13866.jpg)
## Image Caption
A diagram of the Brooks (or Brookes), a British slave ship launched in 1781 CE. This ship carried enslaved African people on a brutal journey across the Atlantic during the 18th Century CE. Diagram created in 1787 CE, depicting the inhumane manner in which enslaved people were transported.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Library, B. (2021, April 19). Diagram of the Brooks Slave Ship. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Library, British. "Diagram of the Brooks Slave Ship." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 19, 2021. .
### MLA
Library, British. "Diagram of the Brooks Slave Ship." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Apr 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brookes_slave_ship,_British_Library.jpg) by [**British Library**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brookes_slave_ship,_British_Library.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 19 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.