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title: Havana Harbor Entrance, 1841
author: Bibliographisches Institut for Meyer's Universum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20810/havana-harbor-entrance-1841/
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updated: 2025-08-15
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# Havana Harbor Entrance, 1841
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20810.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Havana Harbor entrance in 1841, hand-colored steel engraving from Meyer's Universum, volume 8, 1841. This is approximately how the harbor would have looked in 1839 when the schooner *La Amistad* left with its cargo of 53 illegally kidnapped Africans.
Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig.
## Cite This Work
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Universum, B. I. (2025, August 15). Havana Harbor Entrance, 1841. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Universum, Bibliographisches Institut for Meyer's. "Havana Harbor Entrance, 1841." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 15, 2025. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Havana_Harbor_entrance_(no_caption).jpg) by [**Bibliographisches Institut for Meyer's Universum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Havana_Harbor_entrance_(no_caption).jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 15 August 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.