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title: Olaudah Equiano, Abolitionist Writer, c. 1789
author: Daniel Orme
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20244/olaudah-equiano-abolitionist-writer-c-1789/
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updated: 2025-03-21
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# Olaudah Equiano, Abolitionist Writer, c. 1789

_Authored by Daniel Orme_

## Image File

[![Olaudah Equiano, Abolitionist Writer, c. 1789](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20244.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20244.png)

## Image Caption

Olaudah Equiano (l. c. 1745-1797), the abolitionist writer, by the English artist Daniel Orme (l. 1766-1837), frontispiece of Equiano's autobiography (published 1789).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Orme, D. (2025, March 21). Olaudah Equiano, Abolitionist Writer, c. 1789. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20244/olaudah-equiano-abolitionist-writer-c-1789/>
### Chicago
Orme, Daniel. "Olaudah Equiano, Abolitionist Writer, c. 1789." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20244/olaudah-equiano-abolitionist-writer-c-1789/>.
### MLA
Orme, Daniel. "Olaudah Equiano, Abolitionist Writer, c. 1789." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20244/olaudah-equiano-abolitionist-writer-c-1789/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olaudah_Equiano_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_15399_(cropped).png) by [**Daniel Orme**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olaudah_Equiano_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_15399_(cropped).png). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 21 March 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.